Military branches:
Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises, FAC): Army (L'Armee de Terre), Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC), Fire Fighter Corps, Gendarmerie (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
18-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; high school graduation required; service obligation 4 years; the government periodically calls for volunteers (2011)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 4,667,251
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 4,548,909 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,794,998
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 2,718,110 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 215,248
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 211,636 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
1.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 115
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]