Branches: Central African Armed Forces, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Police Force

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 659,802; 345,049 fit for military service

Defense expenditures: $23 million, 1.8% of GDP (1989 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.