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Africa > Gambia, The > Military

GAMBIAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth 60 [31st of 132]
Armed forces personnel 1,000 [148th of 166]
    (per capita) 0.626959 per 1,000 people [138th of 166]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 7,000,000 constant 1990 US$ ... [80th of 100]
    (per capita) 4.737 constant 1990 US$ per c ... [43rd of 170]
Branches
Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Gambian National Guard (includes Presidential Guard) (2007)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 09 APR 2003
Conscription
No conscription (FWCC).
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 7.03 % ... [27th of 88]
expenditure > % of GDP 0.34 % ... [114th of 145]
expenditure > current LCU 45300000 ...
Expenditures > Dollar figure $1,200,000.00 [167th of 170]
    (per $ GDP) $0.03 per $10 of GDP [157th of 162]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.5 % [159th of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 338,800 [147th of 175]
    (per capita) 212.414 per 1,000 people [162nd of 174]
    (per capita) 0.237 per capita ... [129th of 169]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 170,904 [148th of 174]
    (per capita) 107.15 per 1,000 people [163rd of 173]
    (per capita) 0.12 per capita ... [143rd of 168]

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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; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ; 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; CIA World Factbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia

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