Editor's Foreword

298 The MiliTAry BAlAnce 2010
foreign forceS
All forces part of BINUB unless otherwise stated.
Bangladesh 1 obs
Niger 1 obs
Pakistan 1 obs
Senegal 1 obs
South Africa Operation Curriculum (AUSTF) 417
Switzerland 1 obs
cameroon CMR
cFA Franc BeAc fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 10.6tr 10.7tr
US$ 23.9bn 24.1bn
per capita US$ 1,296 1,279
Growth % 2.9 1.6
inflation % 5.3 2.9
Def bdgt fr 137bn
US$ 306m
US$1=fr 447 444
Population 18,879,301
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 21% 6% 5% 4% 13% 1%
Female 21% 6% 5% 4% 13% 2%
capabilities
acTive 14,100 (Army 12,500 navy 1,300 Air 300)
Paramilitary 9,000
organiSaTionS by Service
army 12,500
forceS by role
3 Mil Regions
Armd Recce 1 bn
Inf 3 bn (under comd of Mil Regions);
5 bn; 1 bn (trg)
Cdo/AB 1 bn
Arty 1 bn (5 arty bty)
Engr 1 bn
Presidential Guard 1 bn
AD 1 bn (6 AD bty)
eQuipmenT by Type
RECCE 65: 31 AML-90; 6 AMX-10RC; 15 Ferret; 8 M-8; 5
VBL
AIFV 22: 8 LAV-150 Commando with 20mm gun; 14 LAV-
150 Commando with 90mm gun
APC 33
APC (T) 12 M-3 half-track
APC (W) 21 LAV-150 Commando
ARTY 112+
SP 18 ATMOS 2000
TOWED 58: 75mm 6 M-116 pack; 105mm 20 M-101;
130mm 24: 12 Model 1982 gun 82 (reported); 12 Type-59
(M-46); 155mm 8 I1
MRL 122mm 20 BM-21
MOR 16+: 81mm (some SP); 120mm 16 Brandt
AT • MSL 49
SP 24 TOW (on jeeps)
MANPATS 25 Milan
RCL 53: 106mm 40 M-40A2; 75mm 13 Type-52 (M-20)
RL 89mm LRAC
AD • GUNS • TOWED 54: 14.5mm 18 Type-58 (ZPU-2);
35mm 18 GDF-002; 37mm 18 Type-63
navy ε1,300
forceS by role
Navy 1 HQ located at Douala
eQuipmenT by Type
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 11
PCO 2: 1 Bakassi (FRA P-48); 1 L’Audacieux (FRA P-48)
PCI 1 Quartier
PCR 2 Swift-38
PB 6: 2 Rodman 101; 4 Rodman 46
AMPHIBIOUS • LCU 2 (93 ft)
faciliTieS
Bases Located at Douala, Limbe, Kribi
air force 300-400
forceS by role
Air 1 composite sqn; 1 Presidential Fleet
FGA sqn with MB-326K; Alpha Jet†; CM-170 Magister
MP sqn with Do-128D-6 Turbo SkyServant
Tpt sqn with B-707; C-130H-30 Hercules; DHC-4
Caribou; DHC-5D Buffalo; Gulfstream III; IAI-201
Arava; PA-23 Aztec
Atk hel sqn with Mi-24 Hind; SA-342 Gazelle (with HOT)
Spt hel sqn with AS-332 Super Puma; AS-365 Dauphin
2; Bell 206 Jet Ranger; SA-318 Alouette II; SA-319
Alouette III; SE 3130 Alouette II; Bell 206 L-3
eQuipmenT by Type
AIRCRAFT 15 combat capable
FGA 15: 6 MB-326K Impala I/Impala II; 4 Alpha Jet†; 5
CM-170 Magister
TPT 13: 1 B-707; 3 C-130H-30 Hercules; 1 DHC-4 Caribou;
4 DHC-5D Buffalo; 2 Do-128D-6 Turbo SkyServant; 1
Gulfstream III; 1 IAI-201 Arava
UTL 2: 2 PA-23 Aztec
HELICOPTERS
ATK 7: 3 Mi-24 Hind; 4 SA-342 Gazelle (with HOT)
SPT 1 AS-332 Super Puma
UTL 12: 1 AS-365 Dauphin 2; 3 Bell 206 Jet Ranger; 2
Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger; 1 SA-318 Alouette II; 2 SA-319
Alouette III; 3 SE 3130 Alouette II
paramilitary 9,000
Gendarmerie 9,000
Regional Spt 3 gp