Military branches NA; the ultimate structure of the Liberian military force will dependon who is the victor in the ongoing civil war

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 592,730 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 316,906 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $14 million (1993)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.9% (1993)

Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs increasingly a transshipment point for Southeast and Southwest Asianheroin and South American cocaine for the European and US markets

NOTE: The information regarding Liberia 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 Liberia Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Liberia Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.