Branches: Army (includes naval and air units); paramilitary Gendarmerie

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 1,268,342; 661,888 fit for military service; 64,538 reach military age (16) annually

Defense expenditures: $33 million, 3.1% of GDP (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding Burundi on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burundi Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burundi Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.