Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 260,000 total personnel (200,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force); approximately 11,000 Special Task Force personnel (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the military's inventory consists mostly of Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment with a smaller mix of material from countries such as India and the US, including donations; defense acquisitions have been limited over the past decade (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023). |
Military deployments | 110 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 240 Mali (MINUSMA) (2024). |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 1.6% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.7% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.9% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 2% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 2% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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