Military branches:
Kazakhstan Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Mobile Forces, Air Defense Forces (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 2 years, but Kazakhstan may be transitioning to a contract force; 19 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service; military cadets in intermediate (ages 15-17) and higher (ages 17-21) education institutes are classified as military service personnel (2012)
Military expenditures:
1.21% of GDP (2012)
0.97% of GDP (2011)
1.21% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]