| Military | Benin |
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Military branches:
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Benin Armed Forces (FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin People's Air Force (Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2008) |
Military service age and obligation:
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21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2006) |
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,908,457
females age 16-49: 1,882,421 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,279,053
females age 16-49: 1,292,438 (2009 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males: 101,549
females: 97,856 (2009 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.7% of GDP (2006) |
Military - note:
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