Military Togo
Military branches:
Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie
(2005)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service (2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,148,890 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 629,933 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$35.5 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.9% (2004)
Transnational Issues Togo
Disputes - international:
in 2001 Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint
commission continues to resurvey the boundary
Illicit drugs:
transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money
laundering not a significant problem