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Europe > Portugal > Military

PORTUGUESE MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Aid to Afghanistan > Gross disbursements as a percent of ODA 17% [17th of 17]
Armed forces growth 110 [110th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 71 [71st of 166]
Branches
Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)
Conscription
Conscription exists.
Conventional arms imports $42.00 [42nd of 85]
Employment in arms production 50 [50th of 56]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $47.00 [47th of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 72 % [72nd of 171]
Forces in Europe > ACVs 20 [20th of 25]
Forces in Europe > Aircraft 18 [18th of 24]
Forces in Europe > Artillery 18 [18th of 25]
Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks 21 [21st of 24]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 76 [76th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 67 [67th of 174]
Manpower > Military age 12 [12th of 129]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 76 [76th of 128]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 47 [47th of 120]
Operation Enduring Freedom > Afghanistan coalition fatalities 12 [12th of 13]
Weapon holdings 74 [74th of 137]

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SOURCES: Percent of all gross disbursments of official development aid which goes to Afghanistan, 2003-2004. NOTE: The total percent to Afghanistan from all donor countries is 1.7%.; Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.; Total armed forces (2000); The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).; ; Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). ; Conventional armed forces in Europe (ACVs = Armoured Combat Vehicles).; Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2004; Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2005; Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2006; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.; The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. ; Number of fatalities among coalition forces in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Portugal, Portuguese Republic, Republica Portuguesa

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Carlos Filipe Miranda Collaço (Lisboa, Portugal)
26th May 2007
It would be clearer for the reader if the year were stated next to entry.
Military expenditure in Portugal is put at, to my knowledge, around 1.7 to 2% of GDP.
Therefore, the figure indicated seems to be underestimated. 2001 (?)

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