Sierra Leone
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Introduction - Sierra Leone: | Location - Sierra Leone: | People - Sierra Leone: | Government - Sierra Leone: | Economy - Sierra Leone: | Communications - Sierra Leone: | Transportation - Sierra Leone: | Military - Sierra Leone: | Military branches | Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing) (2007) | | Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 1,086,091 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 539,697 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 2.3% (2006) | | Disputes international | as domestic fighting among disparate ethnic groups, rebel groups, warlords, and youth gangs in Cote dIvoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone gradually abate, the number of refugees in border areas has begun to slowly dwindle; UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) has maintained over 4,000 peacekeepers in Sierra Leone since 1999; Sierra Leone considers excessive Guineas definition of the flood plain limits to define the left bank boundary of the Makona and Moa rivers and protests Guineas continued occupation of these lands including the hamlet of Yenga occupied since 1998 | |
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