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Africa's most populous nation with significant ECOWAS peacekeeping contributions and a counter-Boko Haram campaign.

MILITARY DOCTRINE

Counter-insurgency against Boko Haram, Niger Delta security, and West African peacekeeping leadership.

218.0M
POPULATION
$477.3B
GDP TOTAL
$2.7B
MILITARY BUDGET
135K
ACTIVE TROOPS

FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN

PERSONNEL

ACTIVE TROOPS
135,000
Reserve Troops
0
Paramilitary
82,000
Special Forces
3,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.5503
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
0.6%

GROUND FORCES

Tanks (MBT)
148
Armored Vehicles
1,740
Artillery
390
MLRS
30
148
TANKS
1,740
AFVs
390
ARTILLERY

AIR POWER

Fighter Aircraft
144
Attack Helicopters
6
Transport Helicopters
50
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
5
144
FIGHTERS
6
HELICOPTERS
5
DRONES

NAVAL & STRATEGIC

Total Ships
26
Submarines
0
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
0
NON-NUCLEAR STATE

NATIONAL ARSENAL

No arsenal data available

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