Military branches:
Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Gendarmerie, Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; women allowed to serve (2007)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 842,771
females age 16-49:
833,624 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 538,202
females age 16-49:
527,649 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 46,976
female:
46,490 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
3.1% of GDP (2006)