Branches: Popular Army, Aeronaval Forces (includes Navy and Air Force), paramilitary Gendarmerie

Military manpower: males 15-49, 2,465,844; 1,468,947 fit for military service; 113,837 reach military age (20) annually

Military budget: $32 million, 19.8% of central government budget (1989)

NOTE: The information regarding Madagascar on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Madagascar Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Madagascar Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.