Military of Albania
| Albanian Armed Forces | |
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| Forcat e Armatosura Shqiptare | |
Coat of Arms of the Albanian Army
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| Founded | 4 December 1912 |
| Service branches |
Albanian General Staff Albanian Air Force Albanian Land Force Albanian Naval Force
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| Headquarters |
 Tirana
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| Leadership | |
| President | Bujar Nishani |
| Minister of Defense | Mimi Kodheli |
| Chief of the General Staff | Jeronim Bazo |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Abolished in 2010 |
| Available for military service |
1,707,870 males, age 16 - 49, 1,103.144 females, age 16 - 49 |
| Fit for military service |
1,533,094 males, age 16 - 49, 845.322 females, age 16 - 49 |
| Reaching military age annually |
67,104 males, 54,342 females |
| Active personnel | 12,500 (ranked 90) |
| Reserve personnel | 5,000 |
| Deployed personnel |
 Afghanistan Bosnia and Herzegovina Chad Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Kosovoformerly:  Georgia Iraq
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| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $138,410,000 (2017) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.1% (2017) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Mechanical Combine in Poliçan Mechanical Plant in Gramsh Explosive Materials Plant in Mjekës MEICO |
| Foreign suppliers |
 United States Turkey Germany Italyformerly:  China USSR
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| Related articles | |
| History |
Royal Albanian Army (1928—1939) Albanian People's Army (1945–1991) |
The Albanian Armed Forces (Albanian: Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH)) are the military of Albania and were formed after the declaration of independence in 1912. Today, it consists of: the General Staff, the Albanian Land Force, Albanian Air Force and the Albanian Naval Force.
The President of Albania is the Commander-in-Chief of the nations military. In times of peace, the President's powers as Commander-in-Chief are executed through the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister.
According to the Albanian Constitution, the Albanian Armed Forces are charged to: protect the territorial integrity of the country, be present in areas incurring menace, assist the population in case of natural and industrial disasters and warn the dangers of military and non military nature, protect the constitutional order as it is determined by law and participate in international operations in composition of multinational forces.
On 4 December 1912, the Albanian Prime Minister, Ismail Qemali and his government, formed the Albanian National Army. Its first Chief in Command was Lieutenant Colonel Ali Shefqet Shkupi By 1923, the Albanian Armed Forces fielded 10,691 active troops, including military police forces. At that time, Albania did not have a navy.
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