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| Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea | |
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 Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea | |
| Service branches | Army of Equatorial Guinea Navy of Equatorial Guinea Air Force of Equatorial Guinea |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo |
| Minister of Defence | General Antonio Mba Nguema |
| Personnel | |
| Conscription | 18 years of age, 2 years selective compulsory service |
| Available for military service | 136,725 males, age 16–49, 138,018 females, age 16–49 |
| Fit for military service | 105,468 males, age 16–49, 107,919 females, age 16–49 |
| Reaching military age annually | 6,983 males, 6,726 females |
| Active personnel | 2,400 |
| Expenditure | |
| Percent of GDP | 0.1% (2006 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |  United States Russia Belgium North Korea Israel[1] |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Equatorial Guinea |
The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Guinea Ecuatorial; French: Forces armées de la Guinée équatoriale; Portuguese: Forças Armadas da Guiné Equatorial) consists of approximately 2,500 service members. The army has almost 1,400 soldiers, the navy 200 service members, and the air force about 120 members.[citation needed] There is also a gendarmerie, but the number of members is unknown. The Gendarmerie is a new branch of the service in which training and education is being supported by the French Military Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea.[2] Military appointments are all reviewed by President Teodoro Obiang, and few of the native militiamen come from outside of Obiang's Mongomo-based Esangui clan. Obiang was a general when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema.
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