David
05-02-2009, 11:43 PM
A new book entry has been added:
National Defense
National Defense
The 2007 French Defense Budget is $59.6 billion, not including pensions of security, it amounts to $45.4 billion (an increase of 2% from 2006). .
A total of 428,000 people are working for the French Defense Department. This number includes 348,000 military professionals and 80,000 civilian personnel, as an all-volunteer force. France has currently the largest all-volunteer military force on the European continent.
Army represents 38% (135,000 active military),
Navy,13% (43,000 active military),
Air Force , 17% (59,000 active military),
Gendarmerie (national police under military statute- 99,000 active military), 28%,
Other services (Armament Directorate, Health services, Fuel services - 14,000), 4%.
National Defense
National Defense
The 2007 French Defense Budget is $59.6 billion, not including pensions of security, it amounts to $45.4 billion (an increase of 2% from 2006). .
A total of 428,000 people are working for the French Defense Department. This number includes 348,000 military professionals and 80,000 civilian personnel, as an all-volunteer force. France has currently the largest all-volunteer military force on the European continent.
Army represents 38% (135,000 active military),
Navy,13% (43,000 active military),
Air Force , 17% (59,000 active military),
Gendarmerie (national police under military statute- 99,000 active military), 28%,
Other services (Armament Directorate, Health services, Fuel services - 14,000), 4%.