Branches: Army of the Ground, Navy, Army of the Air, National Gendarmerie

Military manpower: males 15-49, 14,234,808; 12,035,621 fit for military service; 429,828 reach military age (18) annually

Military budget: $36.7 billion, 16% of central government budget (1988 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding France 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 France Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about France Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.