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Armed forces growth
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60 |
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[31st of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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1,000 |
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[148th of 166]
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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7,000,000 constant 1990 US$
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[80th of 100]
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Branches
Office of the Chief of Defense: Gambian National Army (National Guard, GNA), Gambian Navy (GN) |
Conscription
No conscription (FWCC). |
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
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7.03 %
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[27th of 88]
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expenditure > % of GDP
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0.34 %
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[114th of 145]
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Expenditures
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0.5 % of GDP |
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[77th of 87]
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$1,000,000.00 |
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[85th of 111]
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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384,438 |
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[134th of 162]
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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379,668 |
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[144th of 210]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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338,800 |
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[147th of 175]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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350,256 |
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[145th of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Females
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244,480 |
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[134th of 162]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
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230,202 |
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[146th of 210]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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176,733 |
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[147th of 174]
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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19,650 |
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[143rd of 226]
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personnel
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800
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[158th of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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0.12 %
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[156th of 168]
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Service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription |
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SOURCES: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC); CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia
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