Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 3,478,429 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 1,811,508 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 164,364 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $140 million (1993)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.4% (1993)

Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for local consumption; minor transshipmentpoint for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin to Europe and occasionallyto the US

NOTE: The information regarding Cote d'Ivoire on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cote d'Ivoire Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cote d'Ivoire Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.