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"text": "approximately 225,000 armed forces personnel (100,000 Army; 15,000 Air Force/Air Defense; 10,000 Navy; 1,000 Republican Guard; 100,000 Gendarmerie) (2023)"
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},
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the ANP is one of the better-equipped militaries in North Africa; over the past decade, it has made large investments in more modern equipment, including armored vehicles, air defense systems, fighter aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and warships, largely from Russia, its traditional supplier, but also China and Western European suppliers such as Germany (2023)"
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"text": "the ANP is one of the better-equipped militaries in North Africa; over the past decade, it has made large investments in more modern equipment, including armored vehicles, air defense systems, fighter aircraft, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and warships, largely from Russia, its traditional supplier, but also China and Western European suppliers such as Germany (2023)"
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; 19-30 years of age for mandatory national service for men (all Algerian men must register at age 17); service obligation reduced from 18 to 12 months in 2014 (2024)",
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},
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"Executive branch": {
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"chief of state": {
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"text": "President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe MASISI (since 1 April 2018)"
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"text": "President Duma BOKO (since 1 November 2024)"
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},
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"head of government": {
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"text": "President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe MASISI (since 1 April 2018)"
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"text": "President Duma BOKO (since 1 November 2024)"
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"cabinet": {
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"text": "Cabinet appointed by the president"
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},
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"elections/appointments": {
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"text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2024); vice president appointed by the president"
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"text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 31 October 2024 (next to be held in October 2029); vice president appointed by the president"
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},
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"election results": {
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"text": "President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA, who had served as president since 1 April 2008, stepped down on 1 April 2018 having completed the constitutionally mandated 10-year term limit; upon his retirement, then Vice President MASISI became president; national elections held in 2019 gave MASISI'S BPD 38 seats in the National Assembly, which then selected MASISI as President"
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"text": "National elections held in 2024 gave BOKO's UDC 35 seats in the National Assembly, which then selected BOKO as President"
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}
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},
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"Legislative branch": {
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"text": "Benin"
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"local long form": {
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"text": "Republique du Benin"
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"text": "République du Benin"
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"local short form": {
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"text": "Benin"
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"text": "Ambassador Brian SHUKAN (since 5 May 2022)"
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"embassy": {
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"text": "01 BP 2012, Cotonou"
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"text": "01BP 2012, Cotonou"
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"mailing address": {
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"text": "<p>2120 Cotonou Place, Washington DC 20521-2120</p>"
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"telephone": {
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"text": "[229] 21-30-06-50"
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"text": "[229] 21-36-75-00"
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"FAX": {
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"text": "[229] 21-30-03-84"
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"text": "Burundi"
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"local long form": {
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"text": "Republique du Burundi (French)/ Republika y'u Burundi (Kirundi)"
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"text": "République du Burundi (French)/ Republika y'u Burundi (Kirundi)"
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"local short form": {
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"text": "Burundi"
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"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
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"chief of mission": {
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"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Keith GILGES (since June 2022)"
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"text": "Ambassador Lisa PETERSON (since 27 June 2024)"
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"embassy": {
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"text": "B.P. 1720, Avenue Des Etats-Unis, Bujumbura"
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"text": "No 50 Avenue Des Etats-Unis, 110-01-02, Bujumbura"
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},
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"mailing address": {
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"text": "2100 Bujumbura Place, Washington DC 20521-2100"
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"telephone": {
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"text": "[257] 22-207-000"
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},
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"FAX": {
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"text": "[257] 22-222-926"
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},
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"email address and website": {
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"text": "<br>BujumburaC@state.gov<br><br>https://bi.usembassy.gov/"
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"Military and Security": {
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"Military and security forces": {
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"text": "National Defense Force of Burundi (Force de Defense Nationale du Burundi or FDNB): Land Force (la Force Terrestre), the Navy Force (la Force de la Marine), the Air Force (la Force Aérienne) and Specialized Units (des Unités Spécialisées)<br><br>Ministry of Interior, Community Development, and Public Security: Burundi National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2024)",
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"text": "Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF; Force de Defense Nationale du Burundi or FDNB) : Land Force (la Force Terrestre), the Navy Force (la Force de la Marine), the Air Force (la Force Aérienne) and Specialized Units (des Unités Spécialisées)<br><br>Ministry of Interior, Community Development, and Public Security: Burundi National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2024)",
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"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> the Naval Force is responsible for monitoring Burundi’s 175-km shoreline on Lake Tanganyika; the Specialized Units include a special security brigade for the protection of institutions (aka BSPI), commandos, special forces, and military police<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> in 2022, Burundi created a new reserve force (Force de réserve et d’appui au développement, FRAD); the FRAD's duties include organizing paramilitary trainings, supporting other components in protecting the integrity of the national territory, conceiving and implementing development projects, and operationalizing national and international partnerships"
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"Military expenditures": {
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"text": "Chad"
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},
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"local long form": {
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"text": "Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad"
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"text": "République du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad"
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},
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"local short form": {
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"text": "Tchad/Tshad"
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"text": "Congo (Brazzaville)"
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"local long form": {
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"text": "Republique du Congo"
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"text": "République du Congo"
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"local short form": {
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"text": "Congo"
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"text": "DRC"
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"local long form": {
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"text": "Republique Democratique du Congo"
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"text": "République démocratique du Congo"
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"local short form": {
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"text": "RDC"
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"text": "Cameroon"
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"local long form": {
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"text": "Republique du Cameroun (French)/Republic of Cameroon (English)"
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"text": "République du Cameroun (French)/Republic of Cameroon (English)"
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"local short form": {
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"text": "Cameroun/Cameroon"
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"text": "none"
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"local long form": {
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"text": "Republique Centrale Africaine"
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"text": "République centrafricaine"
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"local short form": {
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"text": "none"
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"text": "Djibouti"
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"local long form": {
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"text": "Republique de Djibouti (French)/ Jumhuriyat Jibuti (Arabic)"
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"text": "République de Djibouti (French)/ Jumhuriyat Jibuti (Arabic)"
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"local short form": {
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"text": "Djibouti (French)/ Jibuti (Arabic)"
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"text": "Equatorial Guinea"
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"local long form": {
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"text": "Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ Republique de Guinee Equatoriale (French)"
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"text": "Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ République de Guinée équatoriale (French)"
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"local short form": {
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"text": "Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/ Guinee Equatoriale (French)"
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"text": "Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)/Guinée équatoriale (French)"
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"text": "approximately 16,000 active personnel (12,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2024)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the military's inventory is a mix of older and some newer Russian, Chinese, and Western (including US) weapons and equipment; the government in recent years has committed to an increase in funding for equipment acquisitions, including armor, mechanized, and special forces capabilities for the Army, light attack aircraft for the Air Force, and more modern coastal patrol vessels for the Navy (2024)"
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"text": "the military's inventory is a mix of older and some newer Chinese, Russian, and Western equipment, including US, which has donated items such as patrol boats; the government in recent years has committed to an increase in funding for equipment acquisitions, including armor, mechanized, and special forces capabilities for the Army, light attack aircraft for the Air Force, and more modern coastal patrol vessels for the Navy (2024)"
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> since sending a contingent of troops to the Congo in 1960, the military has been a regular contributor to African- and UN-sponsored peacekeeping missions"
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"text": "the military’s primary missions are border defense, assisting with internal security, peacekeeping, and protecting the country’s territorial waters, particularly its offshore oil and gas infrastructure; it has benefited from cooperation with foreign partners, such as the UK and the US, and experience gained from participation in multiple international peacekeeping missions<br> <br>in 2022, Ghana began beefing up its military presence in the north of the country against threats from the terrorist organization Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida linked militant groups, which has conducted attacks in the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo; Ghana’s northern frontier with Burkina Faso is also an area with well-established smuggling routes, porous borders, and illegal gold mining<br><br>the military traces its origins to the Gold Coast Constabulary that was established in 1879 and renamed the Gold Coast Regiment in 1901; the Gold Coast Regiment was part of the West African Frontier Force, a multi-regiment unit formed by the British colonial office in 1900 to garrison Britain's West African colonies, which went on to serve in both World Wars; following Ghana's independence in 1957, the Gold Coast Regiment formed the basis for the new Ghanaian Army (2024)"
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"text": "the military’s primary missions are border defense, assisting with internal security, peacekeeping, and protecting the country’s territorial waters, particularly its offshore oil and gas infrastructure; it has benefited from cooperation with foreign partners, such as the UK and the US, and experience gained from participation in multiple international peacekeeping missions<br> <br>in 2022, Ghana began beefing up its military presence in the north of the country against threats from the terrorist organization Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida linked militant groups, which has conducted attacks in the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo; Ghana’s northern frontier with Burkina Faso is also an area with well-established smuggling routes, porous borders, and illegal gold mining; Ghana has also made efforts to increase its naval capabilities to protect its maritime claims and counter threats such as piracy<br><br>the military traces its origins to the Gold Coast Constabulary that was established in 1879 and renamed the Gold Coast Regiment in 1901; the Gold Coast Regiment was part of the West African Frontier Force, a multi-regiment unit formed by the British colonial office in 1900 to garrison Britain's West African colonies, which went on to serve in both World Wars; following Ghana's independence in 1957, the Gold Coast Regiment formed the basis for the new Ghanaian Army (2024)"
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"text": "approximately 200,000 active personnel (175,000 Army; 10,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force); estimated 20,000 Gendarmerie; estimated 5,000 Mobile Intervention Corps; estimated 25-30,000 Auxiliary Forces (2023)"
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"text": "the Moroccan military's inventory is comprised of mostly older French and US equipment, although in recent years it has embarked on a modernization program and received quantities of more modern equipment from a variety of countries, particularly France and the US (2023)"
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"text": "the Moroccan military's inventory is comprised of mostly older French and US equipment, although in recent years it has embarked on a modernization program and received quantities of more modern equipment from a variety of countries, particularly France, Spain, and the US (2024)"
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"text": "19-25 years of age for 12-month compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women (conscription abolished 2006 and reintroduced in 2019) (2023)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the FADM's inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years it has received limited quantities of more modern equipment from a variety of countries, mostly as aid/donations (2023)"
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"text": "the FADM's inventory consists primarily of Russian and Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years it has received limited quantities of more modern equipment from a variety of countries, mostly as aid/donations (2024)"
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"text": "registration for military service is mandatory for all men and women at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; 24-month service obligation (note - in 2023, the Mozambique Government said it intended to raise the length of service from two to five years) (2023)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the FAN's inventory consists of a wide variety of older weapons; in recent years, it has received small amounts of mostly secondhand equipment and donations from several countries, including Egypt and the US (2023)"
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"text": "the FAN's inventory consists of a wide variety of older weapons, including French, Russian, and Soviet era; in recent years, it has received small amounts of mostly secondhand equipment from several countries, including China, Egypt, and the US (2023)"
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"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Rabiu LAWAL, (since 10 June 2024)"
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"text": "information varies; approximately 135,000 active-duty armed forces personnel (100,000 Army; 20,000 Navy/Coast Guard; 15,000 Air Force); approximately 80,000 Security and Civil Defense Corps; approximately 370,000 police (2023)"
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"text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide variety of imported weapons systems of Chinese, European, Middle Eastern, Russian (including Soviet-era), and US origin; the military is undergoing a modernization program, and in recent years has received equipment from nearly 20 countries with China and Russia as the leading suppliers; Nigeria is also developing a defense-industry capacity, including small arms, armored personnel vehicles, and small-scale naval production (2023)"
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"text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide variety of imported weapons systems of Chinese, European, Middle Eastern, Russian (including Soviet-era), and US origin; the military is undergoing a modernization program, and in recent years has received equipment from a range of suppliers, including Brazil, China, France, Italy, Russia, Turkey, and the US; Nigeria is also developing a defense-industry capacity, including small arms, armored personnel vehicles, and small-scale naval production (2024)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the RDF's inventory includes a mix of Soviet-era, older Western, and some newer equipment from suppliers such as China, Russia, and Turkey; in recent years, Russia has been the top supplier of arms to Rwanda (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "the RDF's inventory includes a mix of older and some modern equipment from suppliers such as China, France, Israel, Russia and the former Soviet Union, South Africa, and Turkey (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "note: as of 2022, women comprised approximately 6% of the Rwanda Defense Force"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military deployments": {
|
||||
"text": "approximately 3,200 Central African Republic (about 2,200 under MINUSCA, plus some 700 police; approximately 1,000 under a bi-lateral agreement); approximately 2,500 Mozambique (bilateral agreement to assist with combating an insurgency; includes both military and police forces); 2,600 (plus about 450 police) South Sudan (UNMISS) (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "approximately 3,200 Central African Republic (about 2,200 under MINUSCA, plus some 700 police; approximately 1,000 under a bi-lateral agreement); approximately 3,000 Mozambique (bilateral agreement to assist with combating an insurgency; includes both military and police forces); 2,600 (plus about 450 police) South Sudan (UNMISS) (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>the RDF is widely regarded as one of East Africa’s best trained and most experienced militaries; its principle responsibilities are ensuring territorial integrity and national sovereignty and preventing infiltrations of illegal armed groups from neighboring countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); since 2021, Rwanda has deployed troops to the border region with the DRC to combat the rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which it has accused the DRC of backing; the RDF has been accused by the DRC, the UN, and the US of making incursions into the DRC and providing material support to the March 23 Movement (M23, aka Congolese Revolutionary Army) rebel group, which has been fighting with DRC troops and UN peacekeeping forces; the RDF also participates in UN and regional military operations, as well as multinational exercises</p> the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) were established following independence in 1962; after the 1990-1994 civil war and genocide, the victorious Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front's military wing, the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA), became the country's military force; the RPA participated in the First (1996-1997) and Second (1998-2003) Congolese Wars; the RPA was renamed the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) in 2003, by which time it had assumed a more national character with the inclusion of many former Hutu officers as well as newly recruited soldiers (2024)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 73,000 active-duty personnel (40,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force; 8,000 Military Health Service; 8,000 other, including administrative, logistics, military police); 180,000 South African Police Service (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the SANDF's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and foreign-supplied equipment; South Africa's domestic defense industry produced most of the Army's major weapons systems (some were jointly produced with foreign companies), while the Air Force and Navy inventories include a mix of aging European-, Israeli-, and US-origin weapons and equipment; South Africa has one of Africa's leading defense industries, but funding shortfalls have limited SANDF acquisitions of both domestically-produced and foreign-supplied weapons (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "the SANDF's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and foreign-supplied equipment; South Africa's domestic defense industry produced most of the Army's major weapons systems (some were jointly produced with foreign companies), while the Air Force and Navy inventories include a mix of aging European-, Israeli-, and US-origin weapons and equipment; South Africa has one of Africa's leading defense industries (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-22 (18-26 for college graduates) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 2-year service obligation (2023)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Senegal"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Republique du Sénégal "
|
||||
"text": "République du Sénégal"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Sénégal"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 27,000 active personnel (15,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 1,500 Air Force; 16,000 National Gendarmerie); 15,000 National Police (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of older, secondhand, and more modern equipment from a variety of countries, including France, South Africa, and Russia/former Soviet Union; in recent years, the military has undertaken a modernization program and has received newer equipment from more than 10 countries (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of older, secondhand, and more modern equipment from a variety of countries, including France, South Africa, and Russia/former Soviet Union; in recent years, the military has undertaken a modernization program and has received newer equipment from more than 10 countries, including France and the US (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 20 years of age for selective compulsory service for men and possibly women; 24-month service obligation (2023)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 8,500 personnel, mostly ground forces (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the RSLAF has a small inventory that includes a mix of Soviet-origin and other older foreign-supplied equipment; in recent years, it has received limited amounts of mostly donations and secondhand equipment (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "the RSLAF has a small inventory that includes a mix of Soviet-origin and other older foreign-supplied equipment; in recent years, it has received limited amounts of newer equipment, mostly as donations (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-30 for voluntary military service for men and women (25-40 for specialists); no conscription (2023)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military and security forces": {
|
||||
"text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Ground Force, Navy, Sudanese Air Force; Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Border Guards<br><br>Ministry of Interior: security police, special forces police, traffic police, Central Reserve Police (2024)",
|
||||
"text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Ground Force, Navy, Sudanese Air Force; Rapid Support Forces (RSF); Border Guards<br><br>Ministry of Interior: security police, special forces police, traffic police, Central Reserve Police (2024)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> the RSF is a semi-autonomous paramilitary force formed in 2013 to fight armed rebel groups in Sudan, with Mohammed Hamdan DAGALO (aka Hemeti) as its commander; it was initially placed under the National Intelligence and Security Service, then came under the direct command of former president Omar al-BASHIR, who boosted the RSF as his own personal security force; as a result, the RSF was better funded and equipped than the regular armed forces; the RSF has since recruited from all parts of Sudan beyond its original Darfuri Arab groups but remains under the personal patronage and control of DAGALO; the RSF has participated in combat operations in Yemen and in counterinsurgency operations in Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile State; it has also been active along the borders with Libya and the Central African Republic and has been used to respond to anti-regime demonstrations; the RSF has been accused of committing human rights abuses against civilians and is reportedly involved in business enterprises, such as gold mining; in 2023, heavy fighting broke out between the SAF and the RSF<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> the Central Reserve Police (aka Abu Tira) is a combat-trained paramilitary force that has been used against demonstrators and sanctioned by the US for human rights abuses"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military expenditures": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1169,7 +1169,8 @@
|
|||
"text": "prior to the outbreak of fighting between the SAF and the RSF in 2023, size estimates for Sudanese armed forces varied widely: up to 200,000 SAF personnel; up to 100,000 RSF fighters; up to 80,000 Central Reserve Police (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of Chinese, Russian, Soviet-era, and domestically produced weapons systems; in recent years, China and Russia have been the leading arms providers; Sudan has one of the largest defense industries in Africa, which includes state-owned companies with military involvement; it mostly manufactures weapons systems under license from China, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of mostly Chinese, Russian, Soviet-era, and domestically produced weapons systems; Sudan has one of the largest defense industries in Africa, which includes state-owned companies with military involvement; it has mostly manufactured weapons systems under license from China, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine (2024)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Sudan has been under a UN Security Council approved arms embargo since 2005 as a result of violence in Darfur; in September 2024, the embargo was extended for another year"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-33 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service for men and women; 12-24 month service obligation (2023)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Togo"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Republique Togolaise"
|
||||
"text": "République Togolaise"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "the FASTP has approximately 500 personnel (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the FASTP has a limited inventory of light weapons (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the FASTP has a limited inventory of mostly older weapons and equipment (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (reportedly not enforced); 17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service (2023)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -626,13 +626,13 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"chief of mission": {
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Eric WHITAKER (since January 2024)"
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador Joann M. LOCKARD (since 28 June 2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "Secteur 15, Ouaga 2000, Avenue Sembene Ousmane, Rue 15.873, Ouagadougou"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"mailing address": {
|
||||
"text": "AmEmbassy Ouagadougou, Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440"
|
||||
"text": "2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"telephone": {
|
||||
"text": "(226) 25-49-53-00"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "information varies; approximately 12,000 personnel (10,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force) (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the NDF's inventory consists of a mix of Soviet-era and some more modern systems from a variety of countries, including Brazil, China, Germany, India, and South Africa; in recent years, China has been the leading supplier; Namibia has a small defense industry that produces items such as armored personnel carriers (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the NDF's inventory consists of a mix of Soviet-era and some more modern systems from a variety of countries, including Brazil, China, Germany, India, and South Africa; most of the Navy's vessels and the Air Force's fighter aircraft were acquired from China; Namibia has a small defense industry that produces items such as armored personnel carriers (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-25 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2024)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "French Southern and Antarctic Lands"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises"
|
||||
"text": "Terres australes et antarctiques françaises"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> in 2023, the Australian defense ministry announced a new strategic review that called for the acquisition of more long-range deterrence capabilities, including missiles, submarines, and cyber tools; in early 2024, Australia announced a 10-year plan to more than double the number of the Navy's major surface combatant ships"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "17 years of age (with parental consent) for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1973) (2024)",
|
||||
"text": "17 years of age (with parental consent; 18 years of age to deploy) for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1972) (2024)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>as of July 2024, New Zealanders who are permanent residents and have lived in Australia for at least 12 months could apply to join the ADF; from January 2025, eligible permanent residents from Canada, the UK, and the US will also be able to apply<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> women have served in all roles, including combat arms, since 2013; in 2024, they comprised slightly more than 20% of the military"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military deployments": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1022,9 +1022,6 @@
|
|||
"Military and security forces": {
|
||||
"text": "no regular military forces; the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is responsible for internal and external security and reports to the Ministry of Police, National Security, and Correctional Services (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "China and Australia have provided equipment to the Police Force; the maritime branch operates patrol boats provided by Australia (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "from 2003 to 2017, at the request of the Solomon Islands Governor-General, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), consisting of police, military, and civilian advisors drawn from 15 countries, assisted in reestablishing and maintaining civil and political order while reinforcing regional stability and security; from November 2021 to August 2024, an Australian-led Solomon Islands Assistance Force (SIAF) provided support to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in maintaining stability; the SIAF also included military and police personnel from New Zealand, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea; following the conclusion of the SIAF mission, Australia continued to provide security assistance to the Solomon Islands; the Solomon Islands Government has also signed police and security agreements with China (2024)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "French Polynesia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise"
|
||||
"text": "Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynésie française"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Polynesie Francaise"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -363,10 +363,10 @@
|
|||
"text": "New Caledonia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances"
|
||||
"text": "Territoire des Nouvelle-Calédonie et dépendances"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Nouvelle-Caledonie"
|
||||
"text": "Nouvelle-Calédonie"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "British explorer Captain James COOK discovered and named New Caledonia in 1774; he used the appellation because the northeast of the island reminded him of Scotland (Caledonia is the Latin designation for Scotland)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"chief of mission": {
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador Thomas Stewart UDALL (since 1 December 2021) note - also accredited to Samoa"
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador Thomas Stewart UDALL (since 1 December 2021); note - also accredited to Samoa"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington 6011"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the total NZDF complement is about 15,300 including the Regular Force, Reserves, and civilians"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the NZDF is equipped mostly with Western-supplied weapons and equipment with the US as the leading provider (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the NZDF's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and Western-supplied weapons and equipment, including from Australia, Canada, the US, and the UK (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2024)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -920,9 +920,6 @@
|
|||
"Military and security forces": {
|
||||
"text": "no regular military forces; the Ministry of Justice includes divisions/bureaus for public security, police functions, and maritime law enforcement (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "since 2018, Australia and Japan have provided patrol boats to Palau's Division of Marine Law Enforcement (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "under the Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US is responsible for the defense of Palau and the US military is granted access to the islands; the COFA also allows citizens of Palau to serve in the US armed forces<br><br>Palau has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Palau's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2024)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -576,7 +576,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "(246) 431-0179"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"email address and website": {
|
||||
"text": "<br>BridgetownACS@state.gov<br><br>https://bb.usembassy.gov/"
|
||||
"text": "<br>bridgetownpublicaffairs@state.gov<br><br>https://bb.usembassy.gov/"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Ambassador Michelle KWAN (since 5 December 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "Floral Park Road, Belmopan, Cayo"
|
||||
"text": "4 Floral Park Road, Belmopan, Cayo"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"mailing address": {
|
||||
"text": "3050 Belmopan Place, Washington DC 20521-3050"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"chief of mission": {
|
||||
"text": "the US does not have an official embassy in Grenada; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada"
|
||||
"text": "the US does not have an official embassy in Grenada; the US Ambassador to Barbados, Ambassador Richard F. NYHUS, is accredited to Grenada"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "Lance-aux-Epines, Saint George's"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Haiti"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "République d'Haïti (French)/ Repiblik d Ayiti (Haitian Creole)"
|
||||
"text": "République d'Haïti (French)/Repiblik d Ayiti (Haitian Creole)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Haïti (French)/ Ayiti (Haitian Creole)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1133,7 +1133,8 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 12,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 800 Navy; 1,200 Air Force) (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory includes mostly secondhand Russian/Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, Russia has been the leading arms supplier to Nicaragua (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's air and ground force inventories include mostly secondhand Russian or Soviet-era equipment; its naval force has a miscellaneous mix of patrol boats from several foreign suppliers, as well as some commercial vessels converted into gunboats domestically (2024)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>in 2024, the US imposed restrictions on the import and export of US origin defense articles and defense services destined for or originating in Nicaragua"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months (2024)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1175,9 +1175,6 @@
|
|||
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
|
||||
"text": "approximately 27,000 Ministry of Public Security personnel (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "Panama's security forces are lightly armed; Canada, Italy and the US have provided equipment to the security forces in recent years (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "the Panama National Police is principally responsible for internal law enforcement and public order, while the National Border Service handles border security; the Aeronaval Service is responsible for carrying out air and naval operations that include some internal security responsibilities; key areas of focus are countering narcotics trafficking and securing the border, particularly along the southern border with Colombia (the area is known as the Darién Gap) where the National Border Service (SENAFRONT) maintains a significant presence<br><br>Panama created a paramilitary National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Panamá) in the 1950s from the former National Police (established 1904); the National Guard subsequently evolved into more of a military force with some police responsibilities; it seized power in a coup in 1968 and military officers ran the country until 1989; in 1983, the National Guard was renamed the Panama Defense Force (PDF); the PDF was disbanded after the 1989 US invasion and the current national police forces were formed in 1990; the armed forces were officially abolished under the 1994 Constitution (2024)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Saint Martin"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Martin"
|
||||
"text": "Collectivité d'outre mer de Saint-Martin"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Saint-Martin"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -263,10 +263,10 @@
|
|||
"text": "Saint Barthelemy"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy"
|
||||
"text": "Collectivité d'outre mer de Saint-Barthélemy"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Saint-Barthelemy"
|
||||
"text": "Saint-Barthélemy"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"abbreviation": {
|
||||
"text": "Saint-Barth (French)/ St. Barts or St. Barths (English)"
|
||||
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|
|||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"chief of mission": {
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Michael F. KLEINE (since 20 November 2023)"
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador Kamala Shirin LAKHDHIR (since 8 August 2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 3-5, Jakarta 10110"
|
||||
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|
|||
"text": "approximately 2,500 active-duty PNGDF troops (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the PNGDF is lightly armed; most of its military assistance has come from Australia (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the PNGDF is lightly armed; the Land Force has no heavy weapons while the Air and the Maritime forces have a handful of light aircraft and small patrol boats provided by Australia (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-27 for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2024)"
|
||||
|
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|
|||
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@ -616,7 +616,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Ambassador Michael ADLER (since 15 March 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "27 Boulevard du Regent [Regentlaan], B-1000 Brussels"
|
||||
"text": "Regentlaan 27 Boulevard du Regent, B-1000 Brussels"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"mailing address": {
|
||||
"text": "7600 Brussels Place, Washington DC 20521-7600"
|
||||
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|
|||
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@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "7010 Minsk Place, Washington DC 20521-7010"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"telephone": {
|
||||
"text": "[375] (17) 210-12-83/217-73-47/217-73-48"
|
||||
"text": "[375] (17) 210-12-83"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"FAX": {
|
||||
"text": "[375] (17) 334-78-53"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> active-duty figures include about 21,000 conscripts carrying out their obligated military service (approximately 17,000 Army; 3,500 Navy; 1,000 Air Force)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide mix of modern US, European, Israeli, South Korean, and domestically produced weapons systems; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels; Finland also cooperates with other European countries and the US in the joint production of arms (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide mix of modern US, European, Israeli, South Korean, and domestically produced weapons systems; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels; Finland also cooperates with other European countries and the US in the joint production of arms (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "at age 18, all Finnish men are obligated to serve 5.5-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard (length of service depends on the type of duty); women 18-29 may volunteer for service; there is also an option to perform non-military service which lasts for 8.5 or 11.5 months; after completing their initial conscript obligation, individuals enter the reserves and remain eligible for mobilization until the age of 50 for rank-and-file and 60 for non-commissioned and commissioned officers (2024)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "France"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Republique francaise"
|
||||
"text": "République française"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "France"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 15,000 active-duty personnel (8,000 Land Forces; 4,000 Air Forces; 3,000 other, including staff, special operations, and support forces) (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of Soviet-era platforms; in recent years, it has imported limited quantities of more modern, NATO-compatible equipment, particularly from Italy and the US (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of Soviet-era platforms; in recent years it has imported limited quantities of more modern, NATO-compatible equipment, particularly from Italy and the US (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2004 (2023)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Luxembourg"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Grand Duche de Luxembourg"
|
||||
"text": "Grand Duché de Luxembourg"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Luxembourg"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Monaco"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Principaute de Monaco"
|
||||
"text": "Principauté de Monaco"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Monaco"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> active personnel include about 10,000 conscripts"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of modern, imported European, US, and domestically produced weapons systems and equipment; in recent years, the US has been the leading supplier of weapons systems to Norway (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of modern, imported Western European and US, as well as domestically produced weapons systems and equipment; in 2024, the Norwegian Government announced a new defense plan which would double defense spending over the following 12 years with priorities placed in such areas as the acquisition of air defenses and naval capabilities; Norway has a defense industry with a focus in niche capabilities and participates in joint development and production of weapons systems with other European countries (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "19-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women volunteers; 12-19 month service obligation; conscripts first serve 12 months between the ages of 19 and 28, and then up to 4-5 refresher training periods until age 35, 44, 55, or 60 depending on rank and function (2024)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>a new national defense law in 2022 set a goal to double the size of Poland’s armed forces to 300,000 personnel, including 250,000 professional soldiers and 50,000 territorials"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of some Soviet-era and a growing amount of more modern, NATO-compatible, weapons systems; in recent years, the leading suppliers of armaments have included several European countries, South Korea, and the US; Poland has a large domestic defense sector that produces or provides upgrades to a wide variety of weapons systems, particularly ground systems such as tanks and other armored vehicles; it also cooperates with the European and US defense sectors (2023)",
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of some Soviet-era and a growing amount of more modern, NATO-compatible weapons systems; in recent years, the leading suppliers of armaments have included several European countries, South Korea, and the US; Poland has a large domestic defense sector that produces or provides upgrades to a wide variety of weapons systems, particularly ground systems such as tanks and other armored vehicles; it also cooperates with the European and US defense sectors (2024)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> in late 2018, Poland announced a 7-year (through 2026) approximately $50 billion defense modernization plan that would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines, frigates, and improved cyber security; in 2022-2023, it signed large military weapons contracts with South Korea, the UK, and the US"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1184,7 +1184,8 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 28,000 active-duty personnel (15,000 Army; 7,000 Navy, including about 1,000 marines; 6,000 Air Force); 24,500 National Republican Guard (military personnel) (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory includes mostly European- and US-origin weapons systems along with a smaller mix of domestically produced equipment; in recent years, leading foreign suppliers have included Germany and the US; Portugal's defense industry is noted for its shipbuilding (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory includes mostly European- and US-origin weapons systems along with a smaller mix of domestically produced equipment; in recent years, leading foreign suppliers have included Germany and the US; Portugal's defense industry is noted for its shipbuilding (2024)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>in 2023, Portugal announced a modernization program that included the acquisition of land, naval, air, cyber security, and space capabilities, as well as emerging disruptive technologies"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary or contract military service; no compulsory military service (abolished 2004) but conscription possible if insufficient volunteers available; women serve in the armed forces but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; contract service lasts for an initial period of 2-6 years, and can be extended to a maximum of 20 years of service; initial voluntary military service lasts 12 months; reserve obligation to age 35 (2023)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>military figures include about 3,500 Emergency Response Unit and 1,500-2,000 Royal Guard personnel"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and imported Western weapons systems; in recent years, leading suppliers have included France, Germany, and the US; Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory is comprised of weapons and equipment that were produced domestically, co-produced with or imported from other EU countries, or purchased from the US; in recent years, leading suppliers have included France, Germany, and the US; Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24-36 month initial obligation; women allowed to serve in all branches, including combat units; no conscription (abolished 2001), but the Spanish Government retains the right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; 18-58 for the voluntary reserves (2024)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "the British military has more than 8,000 personnel on permanent or long-term rotational deployments around the globe in support of NATO, UN, or other commitments and agreements; key deployments include approximately 1,000 in Brunei, approximately 2,500 in Cyprus (includes 250 for UNFICYP), approximately 1,000 in Estonia (NATO), over 1,000 in the Falkland Islands, almost 600 in Gibraltar, and more than 1,000 in the Middle East; its air and naval forces conduct missions on a global basis; the British military also participates in large scale NATO exercises, including providing some 16,000 personnel for the 6-month 2024 Steadfast Defender exercise (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "the British military has a long history, a global presence, and a wide range of missions and responsibilities; these responsibilities include protecting the UK, its territories, national interests, and values, preventing conflict, providing humanitarian assistance, participating in international peacekeeping, building relationships, and fulfilling the UK’s alliance and treaty commitments; in addition to its role in the UN, the UK is a leading member of NATO and has made considerable military contributions to NATO missions in such places as Afghanistan, the Baltics, and Iraq, as well the Baltic and Mediterranean seas and the waters of the North Atlantic<br><br>the UK is a member of the Five Power Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; in 2014, the UK led the formation of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a pool of high-readiness military forces from the Baltic and Scandinavian countries intended to respond to a wide range of contingencies both in peacetime and in times of crisis or conflict; the UK military also has strong bilateral ties with a variety of foreign militaries, particularly the US, with which it has a mutual defense treaty; British and US military forces have routinely operated side-by-side across a wide range of operations; other close military relationships include Australia, France, and the Netherlands; in 2010, for example, France and the UK signed a declaration on defense and security cooperation that included greater military interoperability and a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF), a deployable, combined Anglo-French military force for use in a wide range of crisis scenarios, up to and including high intensity combat operations<br><br>the British Armed Forces were formed in 1707 as the armed forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain when England and Scotland merged under the terms of the Treaty of Union; while the origins of the armed forces of England and Scotland stretch back to the Middle Ages, the first standing armies for England and Scotland were organized in the 1600s while the navies were formed in the 1500s; the Royal Marines were established in 1755; the Royal Air Force was created in April 1918 by the merger of the British Army's Royal Flying Corps and the Admiralty's Royal Naval Air Service (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "the British military has a long history, a global presence, and a wide range of missions and responsibilities; these responsibilities include protecting the UK, its territories, national interests, and values, preventing conflict, providing humanitarian assistance, participating in international peacekeeping, building relationships, and fulfilling the UK’s alliance and treaty commitments; in addition to its role in the UN, the UK is a leading member of NATO and has made considerable military contributions to NATO missions in such places as Afghanistan, the Baltics, and Iraq, as well the Baltic and Mediterranean seas and the waters of the North Atlantic<br><br>the UK is a member of the Five Power Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; in 2014, the UK led the formation of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a pool of high-readiness military forces from the Baltic and Scandinavian countries intended to respond to a wide range of contingencies both in peacetime and in times of crisis or conflict; the UK military also has strong bilateral ties with a variety of foreign militaries, particularly the US, with which it has a mutual defense treaty; British and US military forces have routinely operated side-by-side across a wide range of operations; other close military relationships include Australia, France, Germany, and the Netherlands; in 2010, for example, France and the UK signed a declaration on defense and security cooperation that included greater military interoperability and a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF), a deployable, combined Anglo-French military force for use in a wide range of crisis scenarios, up to and including high intensity combat operations<br><br>the British Armed Forces were formed in 1707 as the armed forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain when England and Scotland merged under the terms of the Treaty of Union; while the origins of the armed forces of England and Scotland stretch back to the Middle Ages, the first standing armies for England and Scotland were organized in the 1600s while the navies were formed in the 1500s; the Royal Marines were established in 1755; the Royal Air Force was created in April 1918 by the merger of the British Army's Royal Flying Corps and the Admiralty's Royal Naval Air Service (2024)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Space": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 40,000 active-duty troops (25,000 Army, 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 5,000 Royal Guard) (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of older and some more modern weapons systems from a variety of suppliers, particularly Europe and the US; in recent years, the UK has been the leading supplier of arms to Oman (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of older and some more modern weapons systems from a variety of suppliers, particularly the UK and the US; other suppliers have included China, EU countries, South Africa, and Turkey (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18 for voluntary military service for men and women (women have been allowed to serve since 2011); no conscription (2023)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
|
||||
"chief of mission": {
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador MISHAL bin Hamad bin Muhammad Al Thani (since 24 April 2017)"
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador Meshal bin Hamad AL THANI (since 24 April 2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"chancery": {
|
||||
"text": "2555 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> SANG also has an irregular force (Fowj), primarily Bedouin tribal volunteers, with a total strength of approximately 25,000"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe; in recent years, the US has been the leading supplier of armaments; other major suppliers include France and the UK; Saudi Arabia is one of the world's largest importers of arms (2023)",
|
||||
"text": "the inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe; in recent years, the US has been the leading supplier of armaments; other major suppliers include France, Spain, and the UK; Saudi Arabia is one of the world's largest importers of arms (2024)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the Saudi Navy is in the midst of a multi-year and multi-billion-dollar expansion and modernization program to purchase new frigates, corvettes, and other naval craft from such suppliers as Spain and the US"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"chief of mission": {
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador Jeffry Lane FLAKE (since 26 January 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Michael GOLDMAN (since September 2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "1480 Sokak No. 1, Cukurambar Mahallesi, 06530 Cankaya, Ankara"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"chief of mission": {
|
||||
"text": "Consul General Karen GRISSETTE (since 6 July 2021)"
|
||||
"text": "Acting Consul General James SALLAY (since 20 August 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "US Consulate Bermuda, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire, DV 03, Bermuda"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Saint Pierre and Miquelon"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon"
|
||||
"text": "Département de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Saint-Pierre et Miquelon"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Debra HEVIA (since September 2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "Avenida Arce 2780, La Paz"
|
||||
"text": "Avenida Arce 2780, Casilla 425, La Paz"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"mailing address": {
|
||||
"text": "3220 La Paz Place, Washington DC 20512-3220"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley BAGLEY (since 3 February 2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"embassy": {
|
||||
"text": "SES - Avenida das Nações, Quadra 801, Lote 3, 70403-900 - Brasília, DF"
|
||||
"text": "SES - Avenida das Nações, Quadra 801, Lote 03, 70403-900 - Brasília, DF"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"mailing address": {
|
||||
"text": "7500 Brasilia Place, Washington DC 20521-7500"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 2,000 total personnel (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Suriname Army has a limited inventory comprised of a mix of older, foreign-supplied equipment; in recent years, Suriname has received small quantities of military hardware from India (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the Suriname Army has a limited inventory comprised of a mix of older weapons and equipment, largely originating from such suppliers as Brazil, the Netherlands, and India (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2024)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 20,000 active-duty personnel (13,500 Army; 4,000 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory is comprised of mostly older equipment from a variety of foreign suppliers, particularly Brazil and the US (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory is comprised of mostly older or obsolescent equipment from a variety of foreign suppliers, particularly Brazil and the US; in recent years, the Paraguayan Government has purchased small quantities of more modern equipment (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy; conscripts also serve in the National Police (2024)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "information varies; approximately 95,000 active-duty personnel (60,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 4,000 naval infantry and 1,000 Coast Guard; 10,000 Air Force) (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory is a mix of mostly older equipment from a wide variety of suppliers, including Brazil, Europe, Russia/the former Soviet Union, and the US; in recent years, it has received some more modern weapons systems from more than a dozen countries with South Korea as the leading supplier (2023)"
|
||||
"text": "the military has a broad mix of mostly older but some more modern equipment from a range of suppliers, including Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the former Soviet Union, South Korea, and the US; some deliveries have been secondhand weapons systems; Peru has a small defense industry, including a shipyard that builds and upgrades naval vessels; it also has defense industrial cooperation agreements with several countries, including Russia, South Korea, Spain, and the US (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service (12 months); no conscription (abolished in 1999) (2023)",
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>in January 2023, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defense announced plans to decrease the size of the Army to 135,000 by 2024 and 100,000 by 2030"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of Chinese and Russian-origin equipment with a smaller mix of material from countries such as India and the US, including donations; defense acquisitions have been limited over the past decade (2024)"
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"text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment with a smaller mix of material from countries such as India and the US, including donations; defense acquisitions have been limited over the past decade (2024)"
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},
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)"
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"text": "approximately 95,000 active troops (including a small air wing of about 500 personnel) (2023)"
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},
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the Army's inventory includes a mix of mostly older equipment largely of British, Chinese, Indian, Russian, and South African origin; in recent years, Nepal has received limited amounts of newer hardware from several countries, including China, Italy, and Russia (2023)"
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"text": "the Army's inventory includes a mix of mostly older equipment largely of British, Chinese, Indian, Russian, and South African origin; in recent years, Nepal has received limited amounts of newer hardware from several countries, including China, Indonesia, Italy, and Russia (2023)"
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},
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service (including women); no conscription (2023)",
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"text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)",
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> as of 2022, women comprised about 7% of the active duty military"
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},
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"Military deployments": {
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"text": "information varies; approximately 630,000 active-duty personnel (550,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 50,000 Air Force); approximately 150,000 Frontier Corps and Pakistan Rangers (2023)"
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},
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the military's inventory includes a broad mix of equipment, primarily from China, but also from such suppliers as France, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, the UK, and the US; China has been the leading supplier of arms to Pakistan; Pakistan also has a large domestic defense industry (2023)"
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"text": "the military's inventory is a broad mix of mostly imported and some domestically produced weapons and equipment; most of its imported weapons are from China; other suppliers include France, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, the UK, and the US; Pakistan also has a large domestic defense industry, which produces or co-produces such items as armored vehicles, aircraft, missiles, naval vessels (2024)"
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},
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"text": "16 (or 17 depending on service) to 23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; women serve in all three armed forces; reserve obligation to age 45 for enlisted men, age 50 for officers (2023)"
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