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Introduction - Burundi: | Location - Burundi: | People - Burundi: | Government - Burundi: | Economy - Burundi: | Communications - Burundi: | Transportation - Burundi: | Military - Burundi: | Military branches | National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing) (2006) | | Military service age and obligation | 16 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2001) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 16-49: 1,676,855
females age 16-49: 1,656,366 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 16-49: 955,616
females age 16-49: 932,767 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 91,331
females age 16-49: 90,685 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 5.9% (2006 est.) | | Disputes international | conflicts among Tutsi, Hutu, other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces have abated somewhat in the Great Lakes region; UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB) completed its mandate in December 2006 after a three-year peace-keeping mission | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |