Branches: Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force,
National Guard, Coast Guard, Frontier Forces, Public Security Force
Manpower availability: males age 15-49: 5,405,828 males fit for military service: 3,005,900 males reach military age (18) annually: 165,010 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $12.1 billion, 8.5% of GDP (1996)
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@Senegal ———-
Map —-
Location: 14 00 N, 14 00 W — Western Africa, bordering the North
Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Flag ——
Description: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
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