Waterways:
150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2005)
Ports and terminals:
Cotonou
Military Benin
Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force
Military service age and obligation: 21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 21-49: 1,295,230
females age 21-49: 1,301,936 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 21-49: 749,774
females age 21-49: 751,329 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 76,661
females: 75,068 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$100.9 million (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.3% (2005 est.)