Defense Forces (Chad)
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     Branches:
         Army (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), National Police,
         Republican Guard
     Manpower availability:
         males 15-49, 1,217,728; 632,833 fit for military service; 50,966 reach
         military age (20) annually
     Defense expenditures:
         exchange rate conversion - $39 million, 4.3% of GDP (1988)