Branches: Army (ground forces), Navy (acts primarily as a coast guard), Air Force, paramilitary National Gendarmerie

Military manpower: males 15-49, 1,657,787; 834,777 fit for military service

Defense expenditures: 3.1% of GDP (1984)

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Defense Forces 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea Defense Forces 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.