Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People | |
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Forças Armadas Revolucionárias do Povo | |
Founded | 1964 (as the military branch of PAIGC) |
Current form | 1973 (as the national armed forces of Guinea-Bissau) |
Service branches | Army Navy Air Force |
Headquarters | Bissau |
Website | farp |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Umaro Sissoco Embaló |
Prime Minister | Rui Duarte de Barros |
Minister of Defence | Sandji Fati |
Chief of General Staff | General Biague Na Ntan |
Personnel | |
Conscription | Selective compulsory military service |
Active personnel | 4,000 |
Expenditure | |
Budget | $23.3 million |
Percent of GDP | 1.7% |
Industry | |
Foreign suppliers | China Portugal[1] Russia |
Related articles | |
History | Guinea-Bissau War of Independence Guinea-Bissau Civil War 2010 Guinea-Bissau military unrest 2012 Guinea Bissau coup d'état |
Ranks | Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau |
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Revolucionárias do Povo, abbr. FARP) is the national military of Guinea-Bissau. It consists of an army, a navy, an air force, and paramilitary forces. The World Bank estimated that there were around 4,000 personnel in the armed forces.[2] The estimated military expenditure are $23.3 million,[3] and military spending as a percentage of GDP is 1.7%.[4]
The World Fact Book reports that the military service age is 18–25 years of age for selective compulsory military service, and 16 years of age or younger for voluntary service, with parental consent.