Defense Forces (Niger)
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     Branches:
         Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican National Guard, National police
     Manpower availability:
         males 15-49, 1,724,293; 928,177 fit for military service; 83,528 reach
         military age (18) annually
     Defense expenditures:
         exchange rate conversion - $27 million, 1.3% of GDP (1989)