Madagascar:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie
Military service age and obligation	Definition 18-25 years of age for male-only compulsory military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (either military or equivalent civil service); 20-30 years of age for National Gendarmerie recruits (35 years of age for those with military experience) (2008)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 4,443,341 females age 16-49: 4,441,124 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 3,034,600 females age 16-49: 3,271,732 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 230,088 females age 16-49: 229,932 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 1% (2006)

Disputes - international	Definition claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island (all administered by France)
Illicit drugs	Definition illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment point for heroin