Editor's Foreword

TRG up to 25: up to 5 Bulldog 103/Bulldog 127†; 12 EMB-
312 Tucano†*; 8 Hawk MK52†*
HELICOPTERS
ATK 11 Hughes 500MD Scout Defender† (with TOW)
ASLT 8 Hughes 500ME†
SPT 11 SA-330 Puma†;
UTL 17: 2 Hughes 500D†; 15 Hughes 500M†
MSL
ASM AGM-65 Maverick (TOW)
AAM AIM-9 Sidewinder
paramilitary 5,000
Police General Service Unit 5,000
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 17
PCI 5 less than 100 tonnes (2 Lake Victoria)
MISC BOATS/CRAFT 12 boats
Air Wing
AIRCRAFT • TPT 7 Cessna
HELICOPTERS
UTL 1 Bell 206L Long Ranger
TRG 2 Bell 47G
deploymenT
cenTral african republic/chad
UN • MINURCAT 4
democraTic republic of congo
UN • MONUC 23 obs
Sudan
UN • UNMIS 726, 4 obs; 1 inf bn; 1 de-mining coy
UN • UNAMID 84; 2 obs; 1 MP coy
foreign forceS
United Kingdom Army 52
lesotho LSO
lesotho loti M 2008 2009 2010
GDP M 14.1bn 17.7bn
US$ 1.71bn 2.40bn
per capita US$ 802 1,129
Growth % 3.5 -1.0
inflation % 10.7 7.7
Def bdgt M ε300m
US$ ε36m
US$1=M 8.26 7.36
Population 2,130,819
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 19% 6% 5% 4% 12% 2%
Female 18% 6% 5% 4% 14% 3%
capabilities
acTive 2,000 (Army 2,000)
organiSaTionS by Service
army ε2,000
forceS by role
Recce 1 coy
Inf 7 coy
Sub-Saharan Africa
313
Arty 1 bty under strength (with 2 x 105 guns)
Avn 1 sqn
Spt 1 coy (with 81mm mor)
eQuipmenT by Type
RECCE 22: 4 AML-90; 10 RBY-1 RAMTA; 8 S52 Shorland
ARTY 12
TOWED 105mm 2
MOR 81mm 10
AT • RCL 106mm 6 M-40
Air Wing 110
AIRCRAFT
MP 1 CASA 212-400 Aviocar (tpt, VIP tpt, casevac)
TPT 3: 2 CASA 212-300 Aviocar; 1 GA-8 Airvan 1
HELICOPTERS
UTL 6: 3 Bo-105LSA-3 (tpt, trg); 2 Bell 412 (SP); 1 Bell
412EP Twin Huey (tpt, VIP tpt, SAR)
liberia LBR
liberian Dollar l$ 2008 2009 2010
GDP US$ 1.6bn 1.6bn
per capita US$ 480 465
Growth % 7.1 4.9
inflation % 17.5 7.3
Def bdgt L$ n.a. n.a.
US$ n.a. n.a.
FMA (US) US$ 0.3m 1.5m 9.0m
US$1=l$ 63 70
Population 3,441,790
ethnic groups: Americo-Liberians 5%
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% 1%
capabilities
acTive 2,400 (Armed Forces 2,400)
organiSaTionS by Service
armed forces 2,400
Armed Forces expected to be formed by 2010 and
will include General Staff at MOD HQ an Army force,
comprising 1 (23 rd ) Inf Bde
Sub-Saharan
Africa