Military branches:
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
17-21 years of age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,871,868
females age 16-49:
2,696,966 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,019,553
females age 16-49:
2,046,906 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 170,060
female:
163,996 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
1.3% of GDP (2006)
