Branches: Central African Army (including Republican Guard), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Police Force

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 701,728; fit for military service 367,264

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $23 million, 1.8% of GDP (1989 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic Defense Forces 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic Defense Forces 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.