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Gambia:
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Other pages in this profile of the Gambia:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Gambian National Army (National Guard, GNA), Gambian Navy (GN) (2007) |
Military service age and obligation |
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2001) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 18-49: 311,025 females age 18-49: 316,214 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 183,057 females age 18-49: 194,551 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
0.5% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
attempts to stem refugees, cross-border raids, arms smuggling, and other illegal activities by separatists from southern Senegal's Casamance region, as well as from conflicts in other west African states |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
refugees (country of origin): 5,955 (Sierra Leone) (2006) |
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