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| MAURITANIAN MILITARY STATS: |
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Armed forces growth
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85 |
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[24th of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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16,000 |
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[97th of 166]
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Branches
Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005) |
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification
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30 APR 2003 |
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature
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24 SEP 1996 |
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Conscription
No conscription (FWCC). |
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expenditure > % of GDP
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0.97 %
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[92nd of 145]
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expenditure > current LCU
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4800000000 |
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$37,110,000.00 |
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[132nd of 170]
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Expenditures > Percent of GDP
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5.5 %
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[14th of 171]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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665,112 |
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[137th of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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322,288 |
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[139th of 174]
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Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49
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607,955
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[87th of 120]
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Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
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606,463
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[98th of 164]
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Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49
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384,269
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[89th of 119]
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Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49
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370,513
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[99th of 161]
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personnel
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21,000
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[103rd of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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1.75 %
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[44th of 168]
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Service age and obligation
18 years of age (est.); conscript service obligation - 2 years; majority of servicemen believed to be volunteers; service in Air Force and Navy is voluntary (2005) |
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US military exports
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$115.00 thousand |
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[91st of 109]
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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; 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); World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah
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