Military branches:
National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2013)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; the armed forces law of 31 December 2004 did not specify a minimum age for enlistment, but the government claimed that no one younger than 18 was being recruited; mandatory retirement age 45 (enlisted), 50 (NCOs), and 55 (officers) (2012)

Military expenditures:
2.39% of GDP (2012) NA% (2011) 2.39% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]