Benin Military - 2005

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SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force

Military manpower - military 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 (2004)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 21-49: 1,207,071
females age 21-49: 1,216,180 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 21-49: 670,170
females age 21-49: 630,078 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 72,841
females: 71,428 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$96.5 million (2004)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.4% (2004)

NOTE: The information regarding Benin on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Benin Military 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Benin Military 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.