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Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of the > Military

CONGOLESE MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air force personnel 1,200 [44th of 49]
Armed forces growth 15 [55th of 132]
Definition: Military > Armed forces growth
Armed forces personnel 10,000 [107th of 166]
Definition: Military > Armed forces personnel
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 14,000,000 constant 1990 US$ Time series [62nd of 100]
Definition: Military > Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
Army personnel 8,000 [46th of 49]
Definition: Military > Army personnel
Branches
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Army, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC)
Definition: Military > Branches
Conscription
Conscription exists (FWCC).
Definition: Military > Conscription
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 11.4 % Time series [20th of 88]
Definition: Military > expenditure > % of central government expenditure
expenditure > % of GDP 2.11 % Time series [38th of 145]
Definition: Military > expenditure > % of GDP
Expenditures 2.5 % of GDP Time series [34th of 87]
Definition: Military > Expenditures
Expenditures > Dollar figure $93,500,000.00 Time series [52nd of 111]
Definition: Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure
Manpower > Availability > Males 14,101,263 Time series [22nd of 210]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 12,292,900 [25th of 175]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 783,762 Time series [15th of 226]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
Navy personnel 800 [46th of 49]
Definition: Military > Navy personnel
Ongoing conflicts > Start of Conflict 1999
Definition: Military > Ongoing conflicts > Start of Conflict
personnel 65,000 Time series [66th of 170]
Definition: Military > personnel
personnel > % of total labor force 0.28 % Time series [143rd of 168]
Definition: Military > personnel > % of total labor force
Service age and obligation
18-45 years of age for military service
Definition: Military > Service age and obligation
Weapon holdings 190,000 [101st of 137]
Definition: Military > Weapon holdings

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SOURCES: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy; 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; Wikipedia: Ongoing conflicts ; Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republique Democratique du Congo, congo (drc), congo (kinshasa), congo dr, congo-kinshasa, dem. rep. of the congo, zaire, Congo, Democratic Republic, Congo, Dem. Republic, Congo (Kinsasha), Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congo, Dem. Rep. of the, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dem Rep. of the Congo, DRC Congo, DR Congo, Congo, Dem. Rep.

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