Military Seychelles
Military branches: Army, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing), Presidential
Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Police Force (includes
Police Mobile Unit, a special weapons and tactics unit capable of
assisting the Army in maintaining internal stability)
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 23,210 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 11,554 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $11 million (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.8% (FY01)
Transnational Issues Seychelles
Disputes - international: claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered
British Indian Ocean Territory)
This page was last updated on 1 January 2002
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