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Economic Indicator: Military Statistics (Military Expenditure, Military Branches, Service Age and Obligation, Manpower Available and Fit for Military Service)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Burundi Franc
Currency Symbol: BIF
Military expenditures: 5.9% of GDP (2006 est.)
Military branches: National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes naval detachment, Air Wing, and Coast Guard), National Gendarmerie (2011)
Military service age and obligation: military service is voluntary; the armed forces law of 31 December 2004 did not specify a minimum age for enlistment, but the government had previously said each recruit must have a primary school-leaving certificate; mandatory retirement age 45 (enlisted), 50 (NCOs), and 55 (officers) (2010)
Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 2,182,327 females age 16-49: 2,202,125 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: males age 16-49: 1,398,769 females age 16-49: 1,481,417 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: male: 117,956 female: 116,956 (2010 est.)