Military
History
When in 1991. Croatia, Slovenia and
Bosnia and Herzegovina separated from Yugoslavia,
it was considered to be some kind of rebellion and
Yugoslavian army attacked all 3 countries. Solvenia
got off easily, because it had support of EU and NATO,
so that war in Slovenia lasted only for 2 days. Other
2 countries weren't so lucky. Yugoslavian army attacked
Croatia, and Croatian police forces, civilians and
a few hundred soldiers started defending Croatia.
Soon, the official army was formed and the rest is
history.
Cro army
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Military branches
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Ground Forces, Naval Forces,
Air and Air Defense Forces, Frontier Guard,
Home Guard
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Military manpower- military
age
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19 years of age
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Military manpower - availability
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males age 15-49: 1,086,805 (2000
est.)
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Military manpower - fit for
military service
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males age 15-49: 860,023 (2000
est.)
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Military manpower - reaching
military age annually
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males: 30,022 (2000 est.)
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Military expenditures - dollar
figure
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$950 million
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Military expenditures - percent
of GDP
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5% (FY99)
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