Military branches: Definition Field Listing
National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), Gendarmerie (2008)
Military service age and obligation: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
16 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; children as young as 10 years of age have been conscripted into the armed forces; the enrollment of children is still not prohibited (2007)
Manpower available for military service: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
males age 16-49: 1,878,544
females age 16-49: 1,851,676 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
males age 16-49: 1,124,072
females age 16-49: 1,102,729 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
male: 101,402
female: 101,897 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
5.9% of GDP (2006 est.)


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