Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
0.59% of GDP (2016)
0.6% of GDP (2015)
0.65% of GDP (2014)
0.68% of GDP (2013)
0.69% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, Navy, Air Force (2014)
18-25 years of age for male-only mix of voluntary and conscripted military service; women are not conscripted but can volunteer for all services except the Navy; service obligation is 18 months for military or equivalent civil service; 20-30 years of age for National Gendarmerie recruits and 35 years of age for those with military experience (2017)