Military branches:
People's National Army (Armee Nationale Populaire, ANP), Land Forces (Forces Terrestres, FT), Navy of the Republic of Algeria (Marine de la Republique Algerienne, MRA), Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya, QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
19-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (6 months basic training, 12 months civil projects) (2006)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 10,113,472
[see also: Manpower available for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
9,959,693 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 8,481,036
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
8,508,245 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 365,503
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - male country ranks ]
female:
352,009 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
3.3% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]