Mauritania Military 2020, CIA World Factbook

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Mauritania Military 2020

SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on January 27, 2020

Military expenditures:
3.02% of GDP (2018)
2.91% of GDP (2017)
2.91% of GDP (2016)
2.75% of GDP (2015)
2.7% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 24
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]

Military forces:
Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne), Islamic Republic of Mauritania Air Group (Groupement Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, GAIM); Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie, National Guard (2019)

Military service age and obligation:
18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)

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Mauritania Military 2020 SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES