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Military branches of Sierra
Leone:
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Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF):
Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing) |
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Military service age and
obligation in Sierra Loeone:
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18 years of age (est.); no conscription
(2001) |
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Manpower available for military
service:
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males age 18-49: 1,086,091 (2005
est.) |
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Manpower fit for military
service:
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males age 18-49: 539,697 (2005
est.) |
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Military expenditures of Sierra
Leone - dollar figure:
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$14.25 million (2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures - percent
of GDP:
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1.7% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international:
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domestic fighting among disparate rebel
groups, warlords, and youth gangs in Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia,
and Sierra Leone perpetuate insurgencies, street violence, looting,
arms trafficking, ethnic conflicts, and refugees in border areas; UN
Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) has maintained over 4,000
peacekeepers in Sierra Leone since 1999; Sierra Leone pressures
Guinea to remove its forces from the town of Yenga occupied since
1998 |
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Refugees and internally displaced
persons:
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refugees (country of origin):
65,433 (Liberia) (2005) |
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Military of
Sierra Leone