Branches: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard (Skat)

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 941,273; fit for military service 744,867; reach military age (18) annually 27,375 (1994 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $NA, 5.5% of GDP (1993 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Lithuania on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lithuania Defense Forces 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lithuania Defense Forces 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.