Editor's Foreword

paramilitary 10,450
Presidential Guard 1,350
Gendarmerie 7,600
APC (W): some VAB
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 4 PB
Militia 1,500
armed forces 10,000 reservists
foreign forceS
All forces part of UNOCI unless otherwise stated.
Bangladesh 2,082; 15 obs; 2 inf bn; 1 engr coy; 1 sigs coy;
1 fd hospital
Benin 428; 8 obs; 1 inf bn
Bolivia 3 obs
Brazil 3; 4 obs
Chad 1; 1 obs
China, People’s Republic of 7 obs
Ecuador 2 obs
Egypt 1
El Salvador 3 obs
Ethiopia 2 obs
France 8; 2 obs • Operation Licorne 900; Army: 1 (Marine)
mech inf BG with (elm 1 mech inf regt, elm 1 armd cav
regt); 1 hel unit; 1 Gendarme sqn Air Force: 1 C-160
Transall; 1 CN-235
Gambia 3 obs
Ghana 542; 6 obs; 1 inf bn; 1 avn unit; 1 fd hospital
Guatemala 5 obs
Guinea 3 obs
India 8 obs
Ireland 2 obs
Jordan 1,057; 7 obs; 1 inf bn; 1 SF coy
Korea, Republic of 2 obs
Moldova 3 obs
Morocco 726; 1 inf bn
Namibia 2 obs
Nepal 1; 3 obs
Niger 386; 6 obs; 1 inf bn
Nigeria 7 obs
Pakistan 1,137; 12 obs; 1 inf bn; 1 engr coy; 1 tpt coy
Paraguay 2; 8 obs
Peru 3 obs
Philippines 3; 4 obs
Poland 4 obs
Romania 7 obs
Russia 7 obs
Senegal 327; 9 obs; 1 inf bn
Serbia 3 obs
Tanzania 2; 1 obs
Togo 313; 7 obs; 1 inf bn
Tunisia 4; 7 obs
Uganda 2; 3 obs
Uruguay 2 obs
Yemen, Republic of 1; 8 obs
Zambia 2 obs
Zimbabwe 1 obs
Sub-Saharan Africa
democratic republic of congo
DRC
303
congolese Franc fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 6.31tr
US$ 11.3bn
per capita US$ 170
Growth % 6.2 2.7
inflation % 18.0 39.2
Def bdgt fr 94.1bn
US$ 168m
US$1=fr 559 866
Population 68,692,542
capabilities
acTive 139,251–151,251 (central Staffs: ε14,000,
Army 110–120,000 republican Guard 6–8,000 navy
6,703 Air 2,548 )
organiSaTionS by Service
army (forces du Terre) ε110–120,000
forceS by role
Mech Inf 1 bde
Inf 17 bde (integrated)
Cdo 2 regt
eQuipmenT by Type†
MBT 49: 12–17 Type-59 †; 32 T-55
LT TK 40: 10 PT-76; 30 Type-62† (reportedly being
refurbished)
RECCE up to 52: up to 17 AML-60; 14 AML-90; 19 EE-9
Cascavel; 2 RAM-V-2
AIFV 20 BMP-1
APC 138:
APC (T) 3 BTR-50
APC (W) 135: 30-70 BTR-60PB; 58 M-3 Panhard†; 7 TH
390 Fahd
ARTY 540+
SP 122mm 6 2S1 Carnation
TOWED 149: 75mm 30 M-116 pack; 122mm 77 (M-30)
M-1938/D-30/Type-60; 130mm 42 Type-59 (M-46)/Type-59 I
MRL 57: 107mm 12 Type-63; 122mm 24 BM-21; 128mm
6 M-51; 130mm 3 Type-82; 132mm 12
MOR 328+: 81mm 100; 82mm 200; 107mm M-30; 120mm
28: 18; 10 Brandt
AT • RCL 36+: 57mm M-18; 73mm 10; 75mm 10 M-20;
106mm 16 M-40A1
GUNS 85mm 10 Type-56 (D-44)
AD • SAM • MANPAD 20 SA-7 Grail
Sub-Saharan
Africa