Branches: Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force; paramilitary Gendarmerie

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 2,628,909; 1,324,899 fit for military service; 125,421 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: $219 million, 1.7% of GDP (1990 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Cameroon on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cameroon Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cameroon Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.