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Military

Congo, Republic of the

Military branches:

Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy

Military manpower - military age and obligation:

18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)

Military manpower - availability:

males age 15-49: 773,790 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:

males age 15-49: 390,884 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

males: 31,964 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:

$68.6 million (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

2.8% (2003)

 

Transnational Issues

Congo, Republic of the

Disputes - international:

the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Democratic Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area

Refugees and internally displaced persons:

IDPs: 60,000 (multiple civil wars since 1992; most IDPs are ethnic Lari) (2004)

Source: CIA Fact Book

 

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