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Africa > Gambia, The > Military

GAMBIAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth 60 [31st of 132]
Armed forces personnel 1,000 [148th of 166]
Definition: Military > Armed forces personnel
Source: 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
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 7,000,000 constant 1990 US$ Time series [80th of 100]
Definition: Military > Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
Source: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Branches
Office of the Chief of Defense: Gambian National Army (National Guard, GNA), Gambian Navy (GN)
Definition: Military > Branches
Source: World Development Indicators database
Conscription
No conscription (FWCC).
Definition: Military > Conscription
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 7.03 % Time series [27th of 88]
Definition: Military > expenditure > % of central government expenditure
Source: 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)
expenditure > % of GDP 0.34 % Time series [114th of 145]
Definition: Military > expenditure > % of GDP
Source: World Development Indicators database
Expenditures 0.5 % of GDP Time series [77th of 87]
Definition: Military > Expenditures
Source: World Development Indicators database
Expenditures > Dollar figure $1,000,000.00 Time series [85th of 111]
Definition: Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Availability > Females 384,438 Time series [134th of 162]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Females
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Availability > Males 379,668 Time series [144th of 210]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 338,800 [147th of 175]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 350,256 Time series [145th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 244,480 Time series [134th of 162]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Fit for military service > Females
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 230,202 Time series [146th of 210]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 176,733 Time series [147th of 174]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 19,650 Time series [143rd of 226]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
personnel 800 Time series [158th of 170]
Definition: Military > personnel
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
personnel > % of total labor force 0.12 % Time series [156th of 168]
Definition: Military > personnel > % of total labor force
Source: World Development Indicators database
Service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
Definition: Military > Service age and obligation
Source: World Development Indicators database

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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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia

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