Branches: National Police Force, including the paramilitary Special Mobile Force (SMF), Special Support Units (SSU), and National Coast Guard

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 316,975; fit for military service 161,634

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $5 million, 0.2% of GDP (FY89)

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