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Military

Guinea-Bissau

Military branches:

People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force

Military manpower - availability:

males age 15-49: 326,864 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:

males age 15-49: 185,801 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:

$8.4 million (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

2.8% (2003)

 

Transnational Issues

Guinea-Bissau

Disputes - international:

attempts to stem refugees and cross-border raids, arms smuggling, and political instability from a separatist movement in Senegal's Casamance region

Source: CIA Fact book

 

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