Guinea-Bissau Military 2009, CIA World Factbook




Guinea-Bissau Military 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/guineabissau/guineabissau_military.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Military branches:
People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force; paramilitary force

Military service age and obligation:
18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16 years of age or younger with parental consent, for voluntary service (2009)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 344,087
females age 16-49: 347,886 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 194,110
females age 16-49: 200,660 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 16,957
female: 17,172 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:
3.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea-Bissau on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea-Bissau Military 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea-Bissau Military 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.

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