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France Military 2008

Military branches: Army (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (Marine Nationale, includes Naval Air), Air Force (Armee de l'Air, includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie (2008)
Military service age and obligation: 17-40 years of age for male or female voluntary military service); no conscription; 12-month service obligation; women serve in noncombat military posts (2005)
Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 14,646,427 females age 16-49: 14,379,630 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: males age 16-49: 12,110,718 females age 16-49: 11,849,988 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: male: 401,379 female: 382,409 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures: 2.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

NOTE: The military information regarding France on this page is re-published from the 2008 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of France Military 2008 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about France Military 2008 should be addressed to the CIA.