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Ethiopia The Armed Forces
In mid-1991 the Ethiopian armed forces, with about 438,000
personnel in uniform, constituted one of the largest and
best-equipped militaries in sub-Saharan Africa. The defense
establishment included the 230,000-member conscript army,
supplemented by the 200,000-member People's Militia; the air
force, with a personnel strength of 4,500; and the navy
with, 3,500, with a personnel strength of which included a
marine contingent. Not included in these figures were the
9,000-member Mobile Emergency Police Force and an unknown
number of border guards. In addition to its duties as
protector of the country's territorial integrity, the armed
forces engaged in internal security and counterinsurgency
operations against the government's political opponents.
Data as of 1991
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