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Military branches:
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Benin Armed Forces (FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin People's Air Force (Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2008)
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Military service age and obligation:
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21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2006)
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,908,457
females age 16-49: 1,882,421 (2008 est.)
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,173,742
females age 16-49: 1,162,113 (2008 est.)
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Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 97,543
female: 94,008 (2008 est.)
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Military expenditures:
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1.7% of GDP (2006)
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