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