Military branches:
Seychelles People's Defense Forces (SPDF): Army (includes infantry, Special Forces (Tazar)), Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing, Air Wing) (2015)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription (2012)
Military expenditures:
0.89% of GDP (2012)
0.82% of GDP (2011)
0.89% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]