Mali Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Army, Air Force, paramilitary, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard

Military manpower: males 15-49,1,727,000; 872,000 fit for military service, no conscription

Military budget: for fiscal year ending 31 December 1984, $24.8 million; about 22.2% of central government budget

NOTE: The information regarding Mali 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 Mali 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mali 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.