Ghana Military 1997

Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force, Palace Guard, Civil Defense

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 4,254,386 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 2,365,286 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males : 178,560 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $30 million (1994)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 0.8% (1994)

Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; transithub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and South American cocaine destinedfor Europe and the US

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