Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting thepresident and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police

Military manpower - military age 20 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 275,520 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 140,777 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 11,293 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $154 million (1993)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.4% (1993)

Disputes - international maritime boundary dispute with Equatorial Guinea because of disputedsovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay

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