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Africa > Mauritania > Military

MAURITANIAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth 85 [24th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 16,000 [97th of 166]
Branches
Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 30 APR 2003
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996
Conscription
No conscription (FWCC).
expenditure > % of GDP 0.97 % ... [92nd of 145]
expenditure > current LCU 4800000000 ...
Expenditures > Dollar figure $37,110,000.00 [132nd of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 5.5 % [14th of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 665,112 [137th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 322,288 [139th of 174]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 607,955 [87th of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 606,463 [98th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 384,269 [89th of 119]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 370,513 [99th of 161]
personnel 21,000 ... [103rd of 170]
personnel > % of total labor force 1.75 % ... [44th of 168]
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)
US military exports $115.00 thousand [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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