Military of Benin
| Military branches: | Benin Armed Forces: Ground Forces Command, Benin Navy, Benin People's Air Force (Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2007) |
| Military service age and obligation: | 21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2006) |
| Manpower available for military service: | males age 21-49: 1,295,230 females age 21-49: 1,301,936 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: | males age 21-49: 749,774 females age 21-49: 751,329 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: | males age 18-49: 76,661 females: 75,068 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 1.7% (2006) |