Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Gabon has a small, professional military of about 5,000 personnel, divided into army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and national police. Gabonese forces are oriented to the defense of the country and have not been trained for an offensive role. A well-trained, well-equipped 1,800-member guard provides security for the president. Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential (Republican) Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police Military manpower - military age: 20 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 284,358 (2002 est.) Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 146,908 (2002 est.) Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 11,304 (2002 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: $70.8 million (FY01) Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2% (FY01) See also : Gabon This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.