Military and security service personnel strengths | estimated 10-15,000 active FACA (2025) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | most of the military's heavy weapons and equipment were destroyed or captured during the 2012–2014 civil war; prior to the war, most of its equipment was of French, Russian, or Soviet origin; in recent years, it has received some secondhand equipment from China and Russia, including light weapons, as well as some armored vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and helicopters (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for military service; no conscription although the constitution provides for the possibility of conscription in the event of an imminent threat to the country (2023). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2024 | 2.5% of GDP (2024 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 1.8% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.7% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.8% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.8% of GDP (2020 est.) |
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