| Armed forces growth | 1,246 | [1st of 132] |
| Armed forces personnel | 70,000 | [50th of 166] |
| Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ | 14,000,000 constant 1990 US$ | [64th of 100] |
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Branches Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force |
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| Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification | 30 NOV 2004 | |
| Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature | 30 NOV 2004 | |
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Conscription No conscription (FWCC). |
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| expenditure > % of central government expenditure | 29.17 % | [5th of 88] |
| expenditure > % of GDP | 2.17 % | [35th of 145] |
| expenditure > current LCU | 26000000000 | |
| Expenditures | 2.9 % of GDP | [25th of 87] |
| Expenditures > Dollar figure | $50,100,000.00 | [57th of 111] |
| Expenditures > Dollar figure (per $ GDP) | $27.44 per 1,000 $ of GDP | [22nd of 111] |
| Expenditures > Percent of GDP | 2.9% | [29th of 154] |
| Manpower > Availability > Females | 2,392,933 | [73rd of 162] |
| Manpower > Availability > Males | 2,430,469 | [80th of 210] |
| Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 | 1,932,640 | [91st of 175] |
| Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 | 1,973,713 | [90th of 175] |
| Manpower > Fit for military service > Females | 1,403,700 | [82nd of 162] |
| Manpower > Fit for military service > Males | 1,404,066 | [91st of 210] |
| Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 | 1,004,296 | [101st of 174] |
| Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 | 982,909 | [103rd of 174] |
| Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females | 112,131 | [73rd of 226] |
| Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males | 111,791 | [73rd of 226] |
| personnel | 53,000 | [69th of 170] |
| personnel > % of total labor force | 1.27 % | [60th of 168] |
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Service age and obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription |
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| US military exports | $378.00 thousand | [67th of 109] |
| Weapon holdings | 107,000 | [114th of 137] |
SOURCES
calculated on the basis of data on armed forces
from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military
Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; IISS (International
Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford:
Oxford University Press;
World Development
Indicators database; All
CIA World
Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia:
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ; Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from
the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty
International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends
World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for
Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious
Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War
Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC);
CIA World Factbook,
28 July 2005; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the
Center for International Policy;
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Rwanda, Rwandese Republic, Republika
y'u Rwanda
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