Military of Madagascar



Excerpted from the CIA World Factbook

Military branches:
People's Armed Forces: comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval - Navy and Air - Force; National Gendarmerie
Military manpower - military age:
20 years of age (2004 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 4,004,242 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 2,373,342 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 169,186 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$69.8 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.2% (2003)


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