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Africa > São Tomé and Príncipe > Military

SAO TOMEAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces personnel 0 [153rd of 166]
Branches
Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP), Presidential Guard
Expenditures 0.8 % of GDP Time series [71st of 87]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $700,000.00 Time series [86th of 111]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.8% Time series [82nd of 154]
Manpower > Availability > Females 43,781 Time series [157th of 162]
Manpower > Availability > Males 42,340 Time series [180th of 210]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 36,905 [173rd of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 38,347 Time series [173rd of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 36,779 Time series [157th of 162]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 33,735 Time series [179th of 210]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 20,188 Time series [171st of 174]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 19,443 [172nd of 174]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 2,437 Time series [179th of 226]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 35,279 [116th of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 33,438 [139th of 164]
Note
Sao Tome and Principe's army is a tiny force with almost no resources at its disposal and would be wholly ineffective operating unilaterally; infantry equipment is considered simple to operate and maintain but may require refurbishment or replacement after 25 years in tropical climates; poor pay, working conditions, and alleged nepotism in the promotion of officers have been problems in the past, as reflected in the 1995 and 2003 coups; these issues are being addressed with foreign assistance aimed at improving the army and its focus on realistic security concerns; command is exercised from the president, through the Minister of Defense, to the Chief of the Armed Forces staff
personnel 1,000 Time series [165th of 170]
personnel > % of total labor force 2.45 % Time series [38th of 168]
Service age and obligation 18 years of age (est.) Time series

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SOURCES: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe, Sao Tome e Principe , s�o tom� & pr�ncipe, s�o tom� e pr�ncipe, Sao Tome & Principe, São Tomé and Principe, São Tomé & Principe, São Tomé and Príncipe

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