Gambian National Army
(GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for
voluntary military service; no conscription (2001)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49:
309,279 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49:
188,117 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$1 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.3% (2004)
Transnational Issues
Gambia, The
Disputes - international:
attempts to stem
refugees, cross-border raids, arms smuggling, and other illegal
activities by separatists from southern Senegal's Casamance region
as well as from conflicts in other west African states