males age 16-49: 877,665
females age 16-49: 987,356 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 31,633
female: 30,214 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
0.4% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 166
Transnational Issues ::Moldova
Disputes - international:
Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Moldova's break-away Transnistria region, which remains under OSCE supervision