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Headquarters
Nicosia, Cyprus
Website
Official Website
Leadership
Minister of Defence
Vasilis Palmas
Chief of the Cypriot National Guard
Lieutenant General Giorgios Tsitsikostas
Personnel
Military age
18 years old
Conscription
14 months
Active personnel
12,000[1]
Reserve personnel
50,000[1]
Expenditures
Budget
€ 553 Million
Percent of GDP
2.0%
Industry
Foreign suppliers
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The National Guard of Cyprus (Greek: Εθνική Φρουρά), also known as the Greek Cypriot National Guard or simply National Guard, is the military force of the Republic of Cyprus. This force consists of air, land, sea and special forces elements, and is highly integrated with its first and second line reserves, as well as supporting civilian agencies and paramilitary forces.
The mission of the National Guard is to take all necessary measures for the defense of the Republic of Cyprus for the purpose of dealing with a threatened invasion or any action directed against the independence or territorial integrity of the Republic or threatening to secure the life or property of citizens of the Republic.[2] The main threat to Cyprus comes from the presence and offensive formation of 50,000 Turkish troops stationed in the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[3]
Greece currently maintains a garrison of 950 men in the Republic of Cyprus under the designation Hellenic Force in Cyprus (ELDYK), but this is not officially part of the Cyprus military and mostly takes orders from Greece's Hellenic Army General Staff.[4]
^ abInternational Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. pp. 80–81. ISBN 9781032508955.
^"Ο περί Εθνικής Φρουράς Νόμος του 2011 (19(I)/2011)". CyLaw.
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