Military expenditures:
1.84% of GDP
(2019 est.)
1.82% of GDP
(2018)
1.78% of GDP
(2017)
1.79% of GDP
(2016)
1.78% of GDP
(2015)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
61
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Army (Armee de Terre; includes Foreign Legion), Navy (Marine Nationale), Air Force (Armee de l'Air (AdlA); includes Air Defense), National Guard (Reserves), National Gendarmerie (paramilitary police force that is a branch of the Armed Forces but under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior; also has additional duties to the Ministry of Defense)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; 1-year service obligation; women serve in noncombat posts
(2013)
