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MilitaryMilitary branches
Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM): Joint Operational Command, with subordinate Air Wing (Makedonsko Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo, MVV); Logistic Support Command; Training Command (2010) Military service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2011) Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49 532,196
Females age 16-49 511,964 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service
Males age 16-49 443,843
Females age 16-49 426,251 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Male 16,144
Female 14,920 (2010 est.) Military expenditures World Ranking: 9
6% of GDP (2005 est.)
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The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia (Skopje):
 
GPS points from The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia (Skopje)
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Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols delayed international recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation of "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, but the issue of the name remained unresolved and negotiations for a solution are ongoing. Since 2004, the United States and 133 other nations have recognized Macedonia by its constitutional name, Republic of Macedonia. Some ethnic Albanians, angered by perceived political and economic inequities, launched an insurgency in 2001 that eventually won the support of the majority of Macedonia's ethnic Albanian population and led to the internationally-brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which ended the fighting and established guidelines for the creation of new laws that enhanced the rights of minorities. Fully implementing the Framework Agreement, maintaining momentum on democratic reforms, and stimulating economic growth and development continue to be challenges for Macedonia, although progress has been made over the past several years.