Branches: Army, Navy

Military manpower: males 15-49, 897,427; 433,060 fit for military service; no conscription

Military budget: $6.7 million, 9.6% of central government budget (FY86)

NOTE: The information regarding Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sierra Leone Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.