Military branches: Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force),
National Gendarmerie
Military manpower-military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower-availability: males age 15-49: 1,311,490 females age 15-49: 1,378,979 (1998 est.) note: both sexes are liable for military service
Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 671,230 females: 698,290 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-reaching military age annually: males: 65,498 females: 65,112 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $33 million (1994)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 3.2% (1994)
@Benin:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: none
Illicit drugs: transshipment point for narcotics associated with
Nigerian trafficking organizations and most commonly destined for
Western Europe and the US