Branches: Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, paramilitary National People's Militia, National Police

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 509,040; 258,861 fit for military service; 24,068 reach military age (20) annually

Defense expenditures: $99 million, 4.6% of GDP (1987 est.)

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