Military branches:
Republican Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Force Republiques de Cote d'Ivoire, FRCI): Army, Navy, Cote d'Ivoire Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Cote d'Ivoire)
note: FRCI is the former Armed Forces of the New Forces (FAFN) (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary male and female military service; voluntary recruitment of former rebels into the new national army is restricted to ages 22-29 (2011)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 5,247,522
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 5,047,901 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 3,360,087
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 3,196,033 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 247,011
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 242,958 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
1.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]