Military and security service personnel strengths | estimated 13,000 personnel (12,000 Army; 500 Navy; 500 Air Force); estimated 10,000 Gendarmerie (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the PAF's inventory consists of a mix of older or secondhand weapons from several suppliers, such as France, Japan, South Africa, the UAE, the UK, the US, and the former Soviet Union (2023) |
Military service age and obligation | 18-25 years of age for men and women; service obligation 18 months; no conscription; women are permitted to serve in all branches (2023). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 0.7% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 0.7% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 0.7% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 0.7% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 0.5% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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