Military branches: Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air
Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force,
Police
Military manpower—military age: 20 years of age
Military manpower—availability:
males age 15-49: 1,689,112 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 875,541 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—reaching military age annually:
males: 70,464 (1999 est.)
Military expenditures—dollar figure: $39 million (1996)
Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 3.5% (1996)
Transnational Issues
Disputes—international: delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad, the lack of which led to border incidents in the past, is completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
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