Military
Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
Military manpowermilitary age: 20 years of age
Military manpoweravailability:
males age 15-49: 280,719 (1999 est.)
Military manpowerfit for
military service:
males age 15-49: 144,133 (1999 est.)
Military manpowerreaching
military age annually:
males: 11,392 (1999 est.)
Military expendituresdollar figure: $91 million (1996)
Military expenditurespercent of GDP: 1.6% (1996)