Editor's Foreword

deploymenT
cenTral african republic
ECCAS • MICOPAX 120
democraTic republic of congo
UN • MONUC 5 obs
cape verde CPV
cape Verde escudo e 2008 2009 2010
GDP Ε 129bn
US$ 1.72bn
per capita US$ 4,017
Growth % 6.0 3.5
inflation % 6.8 1.5
Def bdgt Ε 663m
US$ 8.8m
US$1=e 75.2 75.2
Population 429,474
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 20% 6% 5% 3% 12% 3%
Female 19% 6% 5% 3% 14% 4%
capabilities
acTive 1,200 (Army 1,000 coast Guard 100 Air 100)
Terms of service conscription (selective)
organiSaTionS by Service
army 1,000
forceS by role
Inf 2 bn (gp)
eQuipmenT by Type
RECCE 10 BRDM-2
ARTY 42
TOWED 24: 75mm 12; 76mm 12
MOR 18: 82mm 12; 120mm 6 M-1943
AT • RL 73mm RPG-7 Knout; 89mm (3.5in)
AD • SAM • MANPAD 50 SA-7 Grail
GUNS • TOWED 30: 14.5mm 18 ZPU-1; 23mm 12 ZU-23
coast guard ε100
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 3
PCC 1 Kondor I
PCI 2: 1 Espadarte; 1 Tainha (PRC-27m) all less than 100
tonnes
air force up to 100
forceS by role
MR 1 sqn with Do-228; EMB-110
eQuipmenT by Type
AIRCRAFT • TPT 4: 1 Do-228; 1 EMB-110; 2 An-26 Curl†
Sub-Saharan Africa
central african republic CAR
299
cFA Franc BeAc fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 946bn
US$ 2.1bn
per capita US$ 476
Growth % 2.2 2.4
inflation % 9.3 4.6
Def bdgt fr ε9bn ε10bn
US$ ε20m ε22m
US$1=fr 447 444
Population 4,511,488
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 21% 6% 5% 4% 12% 2%
Female 21% 6% 5% 4% 13% 2%
capabilities
acTive 3,150 (Army 2,000 Air 150 Gendarmerie
1,000)
Terms of service conscription (selective), 2 years; reserve
obligation thereafter, term n.k.
organiSaTionS by Service
Joint
Combined Service 1 (Intervention and spt) bn
army ε2,000
forceS by role
HQ/Spt 1 regt
Army 1 (combined arms) regt (1 mech bn, 1 inf
bn)
Territorial Def 1 regt (bn) (2 territorial bn (intervention))
eQuipmenT by Type
MBT 3 T-55†
RECCE 9: 8 Ferret†; 1 BRDM-2
AIFV 18 Ratel
APC (W) 39+: 4 BTR-152†; 25+ TPK 4.20 VSC ACMAT†;
10+ VAB†
ARTY • MOR 12+: 81mm†; 120mm 12 M-1943†
AT • RCL 106mm 14 M-40†
RL 73mm RPG-7 Knout†; 89mm LRAC†
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 9 PCR† less
than 100 tonnes
air force 150
forceS by role
no cbt ac, no armed hel
Tpt sqn with C-130; Cessna 337 Skymaster; Mystère 20
(Falcon 20)
Liaison sqn with AL-60;
Hel sqn with AS-350 Ecureuil; SE 3130 Alouette II; Mi-8
Hip
Sub-Saharan
Africa