Tunisia Military 1997

Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces

Military manpower - military age 20 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 2,464,973 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 1,411,804 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 94,868 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $535 million (1995)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.8% (1995)

Disputes - international maritime boundary dispute with Libya; land boundary dispute with Algeriasettled in 1993; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitationof the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration

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