Branches: Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Police, Republican Guard

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,845,374; fit for military service 994,683; reach military age (18) annually 91,595 (1994 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $27 million, 1.3% of GDP (1989)

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