Defense ———-
Branches: Army, Navy (acts primarily as a coast guard), Air Force,
Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National
Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National)
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 1,684,264
males fit for military service: 849,404 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $50 million, 1.6%
of GDP (1994)
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@Guinea-Bissau ——————-
Map —-
Location: 12 00 N, 15 00 W — Western Africa, bordering the North
Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Flag ——
Description: two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia