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Military branches
of Angola:
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Angolan Armed Forces
(FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Angolan
National Air Force (FANA) (2007) |
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Military service
age and obligation:
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17 years of age for
compulsory military service; conscript service
obligation - 2 years plus time for training (2001)
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Manpower
available for military service:
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males age 17-49:
2,548,455
females age 17-49: 2,462,601 (2005 est.)
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Manpower fit for
military service:
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males age 17-49:
1,282,195
females age 17-49: 1,256,390 (2005 est.)
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Manpower reaching
military service age annually:
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males age 18-49:
126,694
females age 17-49: 123,586 (2005 est.)
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Angolan Military
expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.7% (2006) |
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Disputes -
international in Angola:
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many Cabindan
separatists have returned to the province from exile
since the 2006 ceasefire and peace agreement;
concerns from international experts and local
populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in
Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian
plans to construct a hydroelectric dam at Popavalle
(Popa Falls) along the Angola-Namibia border
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Refugees and
internally displaced persons:
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refugees
(country of origin):
13,464 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
IDPs: 61,700 (27-year civil war ending in
2002; 4 million IDPs already have returned) (2006)
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Illicit drugs
from Angola:
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Angola is used as a
transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western
Europe and other African states, particularly South
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Facts
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