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Military branches:
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National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2005) |
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Military service age and obligation:
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16 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2001) |
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,379,793 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 693,956 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males: 84,597 (2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$38.7 million (2004) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6% (2004) |
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