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Military of
Liberia
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Military
branches:
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Armed Forces of
Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
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Military
service age and obligation in Liberia:
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18 years of age for
voluntary military service; no conscription
(2001) |
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Manpower
available for military service:
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males age 18-49:
659,795 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower fit
for military service in Liberia:
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males age 18-49:
360,373 (2005 est.) |
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Military
expenditures - dollar figure:
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$67.4 million (2005
est.) |
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Military
expenditures - percent of GDP:
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7.5% (2005 est.)
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Disputes -
international of Liberi:
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although Liberia's
domestic fighting among disparate rebel groups,
warlords, and youth gangs was declared over in
2003, civil unrest persists, and in 2004,
133,000 Liberian refugees remained in Guinea,
72,000 in Cote d'Ivoire, 67,000 in Sierra Leone,
and 43,000 in Ghana; Liberia, in turn, shelters
refugees fleeing turmoil in Cote d'Ivoire and
Sierra Leone; since 2003, the UN Mission in
Liberia (UNMIL) has maintained about 18,000
peacekeepers in Liberia; the Cote d'Ivoire
Government accuses Liberia of supporting
Ivoirian rebels; UN sanctions ban Liberia from
exporting diamonds and timber |
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Refugees and
internally displaced Liberians:
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refugees
(country of origin):
13,941 (Sierra Leone) 12,408 (Cote d'Ivoire)
IDPs: 464,000 (civil war from 1990-2004;
IDP resettlement began in November 2004) (2005)
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Illicit drugs
in Liberia:
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transshipment point
for Southeast and Southwest Asian heroin and
South American cocaine for the European and US
markets; corruption, criminal activity,
arms-dealing, and diamond trade provide
significant potential for money laundering, but
the lack of well-developed financial system
limits the country's utility as a major
money-laundering center |
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