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Balkan Security Network: Serbia has largest army of all ex-Yugoslav republics
Serbia still has the most significant armed forces among the countries of former Yugoslavia, making up about 40 percent of the number of all armies created by the disintegration of the SFRY, the Balkan Security Network website has reported on Tuesday.
The country has 22,500 people under arms, followed by Croatia with 14,836 and BiH with 14,431. North Macedonia has 6,850 members, Slovenia has 5,889, and Montenegro has 1,720 members.
"Among those 22,500 people in the Army of Serbia (VJ), there are some 4,200 officers, 6,500 non-commissioned officers, 8,200 professional soldiers and about 3,500 civilians. Unlike others, Serbia has many institutions for education, military medical protection, arms research and development, and logistics," the website added.
Besides Serbia and BiH, the other four former Yugoslav republics are NATO member states.
Earlier on Tuesday, Serbia's Defence Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic announced a larger budget for the Army and said that the country would invest 1.25 billion euros in the next five years in military equipment.
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