FACTOID # 3: The United States spends more money on its military than the next 12 nations combined.
 
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Africa > Seychelles > Military

SEYCHELLOIS MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth -83 [132nd of 132]
Armed forces personnel 0 [164th of 166]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ Time series [93rd of 100]
Branches
Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing, Air Wing), National Guard
Conscription
Conscription exists (FWCC).
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 3.74 % Time series [53rd of 88]
expenditure > % of GDP 1.81 % Time series [46th of 145]
Expenditures 2 % of GDP Time series [41st of 87]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $12,300,000.00 Time series [78th of 111]
Manpower > Availability > Females 24,424 Time series [160th of 162]
Manpower > Availability > Males 23,598 Time series [187th of 210]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 23,444 [174th of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 23,661 Time series [174th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 20,436 Time series [160th of 162]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 17,942 Time series [185th of 210]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 11,712 Time series [172nd of 174]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 770 Time series [195th of 226]
personnel 450 Time series [160th of 170]
Service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription
US military exports $133.00 thousand [88th 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; 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; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles

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