Branches: Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,209,226; females age 15-49 1,120,105; males fit for military service 611,257; females fit for military service 573,775; males reach military age (18) annually 58,293 (1994 est.); femalesreach military age (18) annually 56,735 (1994 est.); both sexes are liable for miltary service

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $29 million, 1.7% of GDP (1988 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Benin on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Benin Defense Forces 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Benin Defense Forces 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.