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Africa > Sierra Leone > Military

SIERRA LEONEAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth -3 [78th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 3,000 [135th of 166]
Branches
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing) (2007)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 17 SEP 2001
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 08 SEP 2000
Conscription
There is no conscription (FWCC).
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 5.12 % ... [51st of 88]
expenditure > % of GDP 1.12 % ... [86th of 145]
expenditure > current LCU 39270000000 ...
Expenditures > Dollar figure $10,260,000.00 [156th of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 2.3 % [73rd of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 1,228,660 [115th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 596,617 [126th of 174]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 1,086,091 [81st of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 539,697 [93rd of 161]
personnel 13,000 ... [116th of 170]
personnel > % of total labor force 0.55 % ... [115th of 168]
Service age and obligation
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)
US military exports $15.00 thousand [102nd of 109]
Weapon holdings 3,000 [137th of 137]

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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; Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone

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