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Military branches:
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National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), Gendarmerie (2008)
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Military service age and obligation:
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16 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; children as young as 10 years of age have been conscripted into the armed forces; the enrollment of children is still not prohibited (2007)
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,878,544
females age 16-49: 1,851,676 (2008 est.)
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,083,899
females age 16-49: 1,062,488 (2008 est.)
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Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 98,105
female: 98,533 (2008 est.)
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Military expenditures:
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5.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
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