Branches: Army, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, paramilitary Republican Guard, paramilitary Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Police

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 1,713,566; 923,634 fit for military service; 90,801 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: $20.6 million, 0.9% of GDP (1988)

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