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Mauritania
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Armed Forces: In 1987 army 14,400; navy 320; and air
force 150.
Combat Units: In 1987 army consisted of one infantry
battalion, two armored car squadrons, one parachute-commando
company, three reconnaissance squadrons, two artillery batteries,
one airborne company, one engineering corps, and one antiaircraft
battery. Naval weapons included thirteen coastal patrol boats
(eight of which were seaworthy), of which only two could be
dispatched at a time. Air force included thirteen combat
aircraft.
Military Budget: In 1985 approximately US$43.3 million,
about 25 percent of central government's budget.
Police and Internal Security Agencies: In 1987 single
national police force with approximately 1,000 men performed
routine police functions in cities; National Guard, numbering
1,400 men, responsible for rural areas. Both under supervision of
Ministry of Interior, Telecommunications, and Information, which
also responsible for Customs Corps and Presidential Guard.
Data as of June 1988
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