Editor's Foreword

paramilitary 10,000
rapid-reaction Police 10,000
foreign forceS
Portugal Navy: 11 (Technical Military Cooperation)
benin BEN
cFA Franc BceAO fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 3.06tr 3.20tr
US$ 6.9bn 7.2bn
per capita US$ 805 820
Growth % 5.1 3.8
inflation % 8.0 4.0
Def bdgt fr ε30bn ε35bn
US$ ε67m ε79m
US$1=fr 447 444
Population 8,791,832
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 24% 6% 5% 4% 11% 1%
Female 23% 5% 5% 4% 12% 1%
capabilities
acTive 4,750 (Army 4,300 navy 200 Air 250)
Paramilitary 2,500
Terms of service conscription (selective), 18 months
organiSaTionS by Service
army 4,300
forceS by role
Armd 1 sqn
Inf 3 bn
Cdo/AB 1 bn
Arty 1 bty
Engr 1 bn
eQuipmenT by Type
LT TK 18 PT-76 (op status uncertain)
RECCE 31: 14 BRDM-2; 7 M-8; 10 VBL
APC (W): 22 M-113
ARTY 16+
TOWED 105mm 16: 12 L-118 Light Gun; 4 M-101
MOR 81mm
AT • RL 73mm RPG-7 Knout; 89mm LRAC
navy ε200
eQuipmenT by Type
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS • PB 2 Matelot
Brice Kpomasse (ex-PRC)
faciliTieS
Naval airbase Located at Cotonou
Sub-Saharan Africa
air force 250
no cbt ac
AIRCRAFT
TPT 11: 2 An-26 Curl†; 1 B-707-320† (VIP); 2 C-47
Skytrain†; 1 DHC-6 Twin Otter†; 2 Do-128 Skyservant†;
1 F-28 Fellowship† (VIP); 1 HS-748†; 1 Rockwell
Commander 500B†
HELICOPTERS
SPT 1 AS-350B Ecureuil†
UTL 5: 4 A-109BA; 1 SE 3130 Alouette II†
paramilitary 2,500
Gendarmerie 2,500
4 (mobile) coy
deploymenT
côTe d’ivoire
UN • UNOCI 428; 8 obs; 1 inf bn
democraTic republic of congo
UN • MONUC 749; 10 obs; 1 inf bn
liberia
UN • UNMIL 1; 2 obs
Sudan
UN • UNMIS 4 obs
botswana BWA
295
Botswana Pula P 2008 2009 2010
GDP P 91bn 79bn
US$ 13.4bn 12.1bn
per capita US$ 6,850 6,076
Growth % 2.9 -10.3
inflation % 12.6 8.4
Def bdgt P ε2.0bn
US$ ε293m
US$1=P 6.82 6.58
Population 1,990,876
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 20% 7% 6% 4% 11% 1%
Female 19% 7% 6% 5% 12% 2%
capabilities
acTive 9,000 (Army 8,500 Air 500) Paramilitary
1,500
organiSaTionS by Service
army 8,500
forceS by role
Armd 1 bde (under strength)
Sub-Saharan
Africa