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Military Mauritania
Military branches:
Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes Naval Infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.); conscript service obligation - 2 years; majority of servicemen believed to be volunteers; service in Air Force and Navy is voluntary (April 2005)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 606,463 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 370,513 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$20.8 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.7% (2004)

 

Transnational Issues Mauritania
Disputes - international:
Mauritanian claims to Western Sahara have been dormant in recent years

Source: CIA fact book

 

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