Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 858,671 (2003 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 449,466 (2003 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$13.43 million (FY02)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.1% (FY02)

Transnational Issues Central African Republic

Disputes - international:
internal political instabilities with fighting and violence overlap
into Chad and CAR, leaving refugees and rebel groups in both
countries; violent ethnic skirmishes persist along the border with
Sudan

This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003

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