Branches: Army, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard

Military manpower: males 15-49, 1,143,038; 593,421 fit for military service; 49,454 reach military age (20) annually

Military budget: $34.3 million, 40.5% of total budget (1987)

NOTE: The information regarding Chad on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Chad Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chad Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.