Military branches:
Senegalese Armed Forces: Army, Senegalese Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; 20 years of age for selective conscript service; service obligation - 2 years; women have been accepted into military service since 2008 (2011)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,699,196
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 3,018,565 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,788,493
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 2,133,370 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 145,509
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 145,064 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
1.4% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]