Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard, paramilitary Gendarmerie, National Police

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 266,472; 133,648 fit for military service; 9,634 reach military age (20) annually

Defense expenditures: $102 million, 3.2% of GDP (1990 est.)

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