Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 1,190,787 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 108,993 (2001 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $20 million (FY96)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.1% (FY96)
Niger Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: Libya claims about 19,400 sq km in northern Niger; delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad, the lack of which led to border incidents in the past, has been completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
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Nigeria Introduction
Background: Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999 and a peaceful transition to civilian government completed. The new president faces the daunting task of rebuilding a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement, and institutionalizing democracy. In addition, the OBASANJO administration must defuse longstanding ethnic and religious tensions, if it is to build a sound foundation for economic growth and political stability.