Military branches:
Benin Armed Forces (FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin People's Air Force (Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2008)
Military service age and obligation:
21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2006)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,023,449
[see also: Manpower available for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
1,971,788 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,331,242
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
1,345,145 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 105,468
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - male country ranks ]
female:
101,603 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
