Military branches:
Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armees Djiboutiennes, FAD): Djibouti National Army (includes Navy, Djiboutian Air Force (Force Aerienne Djiboutienne, FAD), National Gendarmerie (GN)) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; 16-25 years of age for voluntary military training; no conscription (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
170,386
females age 16-49:
221,411 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
114,557
females age 16-49:
154,173 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
8,360
female:
8,602 (2010 est.)