Branches: Patriotic Salvation Force (FPS; Army, Air Force), paramilitary Gendarmerie, National Police

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 1,188,222; 616,932 fit for military service; 51,713 reach military age (20) annually

Defense expenditures: $39 million, 4.3% of GDP (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding Chad 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 Chad Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chad Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.