FACTOID # 4: In the 1990's, nearly half of all arms exported to developing countries came from the United States of America.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW
COMPARE GUINEAN MILITARY TO
TOP STATS
Which countries have the most:
More Top Stats »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Africa > Guinea-Bissau > Military

Share
Armed forces growth -15 [87th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 7,000 [119th of 166]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ Time series [81st of 100]
Branches
People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force; paramilitary force
Conscription
Conscription exists (AI).
expenditure > % of GDP 3.11 % Time series [32nd of 145]
Expenditures 3.1 % of GDP Time series [20th of 87]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $8,900,000.00 Time series [82nd of 111]
Manpower > Availability > Females 347,886 Time series [135th of 162]
Manpower > Availability > Males 344,087 Time series [145th of 210]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 318,711 [150th of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 326,864 Time series [147th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 188,605 Time series [152nd of 210]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 185,801 Time series [146th of 174]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 16,634 Time series [146th of 226]
personnel 9,000 Time series [135th of 170]
personnel > % of total labor force 1.42 % Time series [55th of 168]
Service age and obligation
18 years of age for selective compulsory military service
US military exports $289.00 thousand [75th of 109]
Weapon holdings 101,000 [115th of 137]

... View all Military stats

SOURCES: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC); CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy; Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Republica da Guine-Bissau, Guine-Bissau

Related links:

More facts and figures on Guinea-Bissau

   
GUINEAN STATS
QUIZZES
 

COMMENTARY     

There are 1 more (non-authoritative) comments on this page

Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
© Copyright NationMaster.com 2003-2013. All Rights Reserved. Usage implies agreement with terms, 1022, m