Defense Forces (Benin)
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     Branches:
         Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie
     Manpower availability:
         eligible 15-49, 2,165,515; of the 1,031,738 males 15-49, 528,366 are fit for
         military service; of the 1,133,777 females 15-49, 572,603 are fit for
         military service; about 55,697 males and 53,786 females reach military age
         (18) annually; both sexes are liable for military service
     Defense expenditures:
         exchange rate conversion - $29 million, 1.7% of GDP (1988 est.)