NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Military of Côte d'Ivoire

The 17,000-man Ivorian Armed Forces (FANCI) include an An army comprises all of a nations land-based military forces or a specific large military force. Military land forces An army is a military organization. The word army (armée in French) can refer to any China consists of ground force, navy and air force branches); or more... army, Navy is also:- shorthand for Navy Blue the nickname of the United States Naval Academy A navy is the branch of the armed forces of a nation that operates primarily on water. Most nations which have coastlines have their own navies; a few landlocked countries also possess navies, often as... navy, An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. They typically use a combination of fighters, bombers, helicopters and other aircraft. Organization Most (but not all) armed forces have air forces that are independent - that is, it is neither part of the army nor the... air force, and A gendarmerie (French) is a military body charged with general police duties. The members of such a body are gendarmes. Many French-speaking countries have a gendarmerie, but the national police of Austria is also a gendarmerie. It is also used as a generic term for any similar force. The... gendarmerie. The Joint Staff is assigned to the FANCI Headquarters in Abidjan is the largest city and former capital of Côte dIvoire. Abidjan is a major sea port. Major industries include food processing, lumber, automobile manufacturing, and the manufacture of textiles, chemicals, and soap. There is also a large oil refinery. In 1983, Yamoussoukro was designated as the nation... Abidjan. A two-star officer serves as the chief of staff and commander of the FANCI.

Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard), Sapeur-Pompier (Military Fire Group)

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1 Figures

6 International agreements

7 See also

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Military manpower

Military age: 18 years of age
Availability: males age 15-49: 3,743,353 (2000 est.)
Fit for military service: males age 15-49: 1,952,882 (2000 est.)
Reaching military age annually: males: 182,936 (2000 est.)

Military expenditures

Dollar figure: $94 million (fiscal year 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. Events Environmental change The invasive species Asian long-horned beetle is found in New York January 7 - One of the worst blizzards in American history hits eastern... 1996)
Percent of Gross Domestic Product: 1% (fiscal year 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. Events Environmental change The invasive species Asian long-horned beetle is found in New York January 7 - One of the worst blizzards in American history hits eastern... 1996)

Military regions

Côte dIvoire (often called Ivory Coast in English; see below about the name) is a country in West Africa. It borders Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana to the west, north, and east, and borders the Gulf of Guinea to its south. One of the most... Côte d'Ivoire is broken down into five military regions, each commanded by a A Colonel is also a non-military honorary title awarded by some U.S. Southern states. Colonel is a military rank, usually the highest below general grades, and just above Lieutenant Colonel. The word is pronounced similarly to kernel, perhaps from the Spanish form coronel. In the US military, a... colonel:

The army has the majority of its forces in the First Military Region concentrated in and around Abidjan, its principal units there being a rapid intervention In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. The nomenclature varies by nationality and by branch of arms, e.g. some armies organize their infantry into battalions, but call battalion-sized cavalry, reconnaissance, or tank units a squadron instead. There may... battalion (airborne), an Infantry in the First World War Infantry (or Infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons. They may arrive on scene in various ways, and are deployed either in formations or as skirmishers and guerillas. In the modern period, the term infantryman is reserved for the most... infantry battalion, an armored battalion, and an air defense Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. The term also describes ground-based troops with the primary function of manning such weapons. Continental Artillery crew from the American Revolution Modern Artillery Modern artillery is distinguished by its large calibre, firing an explosive shell... artillery battalion.
The Second Military Region is located in Daloa and is assigned one infantry battalion.
The Third Military Region is headquartered in Bouaké and is home to an artillery, an infantry, and an engineer battalion.
The Fourth Military Region maintains only a Territorial Defense Company headquartered in Korhogo is a town and administrative district in the mountainous north-central region of Côte dIvoire. It has a population of 163,400 (2002 estimate). It produces and/or processes goods such as cotton, kapok, rice, millet, peanuts, corn, yams, sheep, goats and diamonds. The town was on... Korhogo.
The fifth region is the Western Operational Zone, a temporary command created to respond to the security threat caused by the A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. Civil war is usually a high intensity stage in an unresolved political struggle for national control of state power. As in any war, the conflict may be over other matters such... civil war in neighboring The Republic of Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte dIvoire. It has recently been afflicted by two civil wars (1989–1996 and 1999–2003) that have displaced hundreds of thousands of its citizens and destroyed... Liberia.

Gendarmerie

The gendarmerie is roughly equivalent in size to the army. It is a national For the band, see The Police. For the Polish town, see Police, Poland. A car of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, England Police forces are government organisations ostensibly charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order. The word comes from the French, and less directly from the Greek politeia... police force which is responsible for territorial security, especially in Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. Such areas are distinct from more intensively settled urban and suburban areas, and also from unsettled lands such as outback or wilderness. People live in villages, on farms and in other isolated houses. Rural areas... rural areas. In times of national crisis the gendarmerie could be used to reinforce the army. The gendarmerie is commanded by a colonel-major and is comprised of four Legions, each corresponding to one of the four numbered military regions, minus the temporary military operational zone on the western border.

Navy

Côte d'Ivoire has a brown-water navy whose mission is COAST, an acronym for Cache On A STick, is a packaging standard for modules containing SRAM used as an L2 cache in a computer. COAST modules look like somewhat oversided SIMM modules. COAST modules were somewhat popular in the early 1990s, but as of 2004, most cache is build-in... coastal surveillance and security for the nation's 340-mile coastline. It has two fast-attack craft, two patrol crafts, and one light transport ship. It also has numerous smaller vessels used primarily for traffic, Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. An immigrant is someone who intends to reside permanently, and not a casual visitor or traveler. Immigration means in-migration into a country, and is the reverse of emigration, or out-migration. The... immigration, and Contraband consists of items of which possession may be illegal, depending on the variety and the country or the age or sex of the possessor. One can be punished for having such an item, even if one has paid for it, made it oneself, or is in possession of it... contraband control within the See lagoon (disambiguation) for other possible meanings. A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank), coral reef, or similar feature. Thus, the enclosed body of water behind a barrier reef or enclosed by an atoll reef is... lagoon system.

Air Force

Recent reports suggest that the Ivory Coast no longer has any aircraft remaining in its Air Force. Until recent French attacks which appear to have destroyed all of its aircraft, it was believed to have in its inventory 5 The Alpha Jet is a light attack and advanced trainer aircraft manufactured by Germany and France. History Origins In the early 1960s, various European air forces began to consider their requirements for the coming decades. One of the results was the emergence of a new generation of jet trainers to... Alpha Jets, 12 transport/utility This article refers to the tool of travel. For other meanings, see aircraft (disambiguation). An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. Categories and classification Aircraft fall into two broad categories: Heavier than air Heavier than air aerodynes, including autogyros, helicopters and variants, and conventional fixed-wing aircraft: aeroplanes... aircraft, and 2 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more large horizontal rotors (propellers). Helicopters are classified as rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from conventional fixed-wing aircraft. The word helicopter is derived from the Greek words helix (spiral) and pteron (wing). The engine-driven... helicopters.

Two jets belonging to the Ivorian Air Force were recently destroyed by the French military in retaliation for an Ivorian military attack on a French military base on November 6, 2004. (CNN) (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/11/06/ivorycoast.reut/index.html) (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3989127.stm)

French forces destroyed a number of aircraft, including three The Mil Mi-24 is a large combat helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport operated from 1976 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty other nations. The aircraft was operated extensively during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The US supplied Stinger missiles to the Mujaheddin, and... Mil Mi-24 helicopters and two Su-25 of the Russian Air Force The Su-25 (NATO reporting name Frogfoot) is a battlefield attack, close air support, and anti-tank aircraft designed by the Soviet Union. It remains in service with Russia and the CIS, as well as a variety of export customers. Development The Su... Sukhoi Su-25 ground-attack aircraft.

International agreements

A mutual defense accord signed with The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... France in 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year - i.e., one that looked the same upside down - since 1881, and the last until 6009. Events January January 1 - The farthing coin, used since the 13th century, ceases to be... 1961 provides for the stationing of Organization The French armed forces are divided into four branches: French Army (Armée de Terre), including Chasseurs Alpins French Foreign Legion Marine troops light aviation (ALAT - Aviation Légére de lArmée de Terre) engineers (Génie) [[Marine nationale|Navy] (Marine Nationale... French forces in Côte d'Ivoire. The 43rd Marine Infantry Battalion is based in Port Bouet adjacent to the Abidjan Airport and has more than 500 troops assigned.

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