Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
(2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 309,279 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 188,117 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$1 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.3% (2004)
Transnational Issues Gambia, The
Disputes - international:
attempts to stem refugees, cross-border raids, arms smuggling, and
other illegal activities by separatists from southern Senegal's
Casamance region as well as from conflicts in other west African
states
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005
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