Military branches:
Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH) consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM; includes coast guard), Air Force and Air Defense Command (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo I Protuzracna Obrana), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2012)

Military service age and obligation:
18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 6-month service obligation (2012)

Military expenditures:
1.7% of GDP (2012) 1.77% of GDP (2011) 1.7% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]