Military branches:
People's National Army (Armee Nationale Populaire, ANP), Land Forces (Forces Terrestres, FT), Navy of the Republic of Algeria (Marine de la Republique Algerienne, MRA), Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya, QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
19-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (6 months basic training, 12 months civil projects) (2006)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 10,273,129
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 10,114,552 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 8,622,897
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 8,626,222 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 342,895
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 330,098 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
3.3% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]