| Military branches | Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): combined ground, air, and maritime forces (2020) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-29 for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve; no conscription (2019) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 0.7% of GDP (2019) 0.7% of GDP (2018) 0.4% of GDP (2017) 0.3% of GDP (2016) 0.3% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) have approximately 9,000 personnel, mostly ground forces (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the RSLAF's small inventory includes a mix of Soviet-origin and other older foreign-supplied equipment; since 2010, it has received limited quantities of material (mostly donations of second-hand equipment) from China and South Africa (2020) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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