Cameroon Military 1997

Military branches Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie,Presidential Guard

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 3,211,508 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 1,623,228 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 156,208 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $102 million (FY93/94)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

Disputes - international demarcation of international boundaries in vicinity of Lake Chad, thelack of which led to border incidents in the past, is completed and awaitsratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria; dispute with Nigeria overland and maritime boundaries in the vicinity of the Bakasi Peninsula has beenreferred to the International Court of Justice

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