Military branches Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 1,983,377 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 1,069,743 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males : 95,217 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $32 million (FY92/93)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.3% (FY92/93)

Disputes - international Libya claims about 19,400 sq km in northern Niger; demarcation of internationalboundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad, the lack of which has led to borderincidents in the past, is completed and awaiting ratification by Cameroon,Chad, Niger, and Nigeria

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