Congo, Republic of the
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Introduction - Congo, Republic of the: | Location - Congo, Republic of the: | People - Congo, Republic of the: | Government - Congo, Republic of the: | Economy - Congo, Republic of the: | Communications - Congo, Republic of the: | Transportation - Congo, Republic of the: | Military - Congo, Republic of the: | Military branches | Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de lAir Congolaise), Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2007) | | Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; women allowed to serve (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 688,628
females age 18-49: 685,388 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 406,016
females age 18-49: 394,745 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 38,464
females age 18-49: 38,082 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 3.1% (2006) | | Disputes international | Congo hosts about 63,000 refugees from neighboring states, primarily from the Pool border area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Democratic Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |