Military and Security Forces
Benin Armed Forces (Forces Armees Beninoises, FAB): Army, Navy, Air Force; Ministry of Interior and Public Security: Republican Police (Police Republicaine, DGPR) (2021)
Military Service Age and Obligation
18-35 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; a higher education diploma is required; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2019)
Military and Security Service Personnel Strengths
the Benin Armed Forces (FAB) are comprised of approximately 7,000 active duty troops; est. 5,000 Republican Police (2021)
Military Equipment Inventories and Acquisitions
the FAB is equipped with a small mix of mostly older French and Soviet-era equipment (2021)
Military Deployments
250 Mali (MINUSMA) (Jan 2021)
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