Military branches:
Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armees Djiboutiennes, FAD): Djibouti National Army (includes Coastal Navy, Djiboutian Air Force (Force Aerienne Djiboutienne, FAD), National Gendarmerie (GN)) (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; 16-25 years of age for voluntary military training; no conscription (2008)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 170,386
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 221,411 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 114,557
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 154,173 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 8,360
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 8,602 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
3.8% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]