Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Military Guinea
Military branches:
Army (includes Presidential Guard, Republican Guard), Navy, Air
Force, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service
obligation - 2 years (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,853,316 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,038,036 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$56.7 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.7% (2004)
Transnational Issues Guinea
Disputes - international:
conflicts among rebel groups, warlords, and youth gangs in
neighboring states has spilled over into Guinea, resulting in
domestic instability; Sierra Leone pressures Guinea to remove its
forces from the town of Yenga occupied since 1998