Military branches:
National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes naval detachment and Air Wing), Gendarmerie (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
military service is voluntary; the armed forces law of 31 December 2004 did not specify a minimum age for enlistment, but the government had previously specified that each recruit would need to have a primary school leaving certificate (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,878,544
females age 16-49:
1,851,676 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,124,072
females age 16-49:
1,102,729 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 101,402
female:
101,897 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
5.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
