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Central African Republic:
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Other pages in this profile of the Central African Republic:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces, General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Military Air Service, National Police (2008) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 1,032,828 females age 16-49: 999,330 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 534,141 females age 16-49: 495,303 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 1.1% (2006 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition periodic skirmishes over water and grazing rights among related pastoral populations along the border with southern Sudan persist |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
Definition refugees (country of origin): 7,900 (Sudan); 3,700 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); note - UNHCR resumed repatriation of Southern Sudanese refugees in 2006 IDPs: 197,000 (ongoing unrest following coup in 2003) (2007) |
Trafficking in persons |
Definition current situation: Central African Republic is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; the majority of victims are children trafficked within the country for sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, street vending, and forced agricultural, mine, market and restaurant labor; to a lesser extent, children are trafficked from the Central African Republic to Cameroon, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo; rebels conscript children into armed forces within the country tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Central African Republic is on the Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year for its failure to show evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in 2007; efforts to address trafficking through vigorous law enforcement measures and victim protection efforts were minimal, though awareness about trafficking appeared to be increasing in the country; the government does not actively investigate cases, work to identify trafficking victims among vulnerable populations, or rescue and provide care to victims; the government has not taken measures to reduce demand for commercial sex acts (2008) |
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