Military branches:
Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing,
Air Wing), National Guard (2005)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 21,612
females age 18-49: 22,459 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 16,122
females age 18-49: 18,777 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$14.85 million (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.1% (2005 est.)
Transnational Issues Seychelles
Disputes - international: together with Mauritius, Seychelles claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory)
This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007
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