Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory military service (2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 287,542
females age 18-49: 297,295 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 152,681
females age 18-49: 161,033 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$9.46 million (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3.1% (2005 est.)
Transnational Issues Guinea-Bissau
Disputes - international:
attempts to stem refugees and cross-border raids, arms smuggling,
and political instability from a separatist movement in Senegal's
Casamance region
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 7,320 (Senegal) (2006)
This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007
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