France Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Army of the Ground, Navy, Army of the Air, National Gendarmerie

Military manpower: males 15-49, 14,034,000; fit for military service 11,895,000; 431,000 reach military age (18) annually

Military budget: proposed for fiscal year ending 31 December 1984, $20 billion; about 18.1% of proposed central government budget

NOTE: The information regarding France on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of France 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about France 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.