Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People (Guinea-Bissau)

Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People
Forças Armadas Revolucionárias do Povo
Military flag of Guinea-Bissau
Founded1964 (as the military branch of PAIGC)
Current form1973 (as the national armed forces of Guinea-Bissau)
Service branchesArmy
Navy
Air Force
HeadquartersBissau
Websitefarp.gw
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefPresident Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Prime MinisterRui Duarte de Barros
Minister of DefenceSandji Fati
Chief of General StaffGeneral Biague Na Ntan
Personnel
ConscriptionSelective compulsory military service
Active personnel4,000
Expenditure
Budget$23.3 million
Percent of GDP1.7%
Industry
Foreign suppliers China
 Portugal[1]
 Russia
Related articles
HistoryGuinea-Bissau War of Independence
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
2010 Guinea-Bissau military unrest
2012 Guinea Bissau coup d'état
RanksMilitary ranks of Guinea-Bissau
Soldiers of the PAIGC raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in 1974.

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.

  1. ^ "Portugal sends military equipment to Guinea".
  2. ^ "Armed forces personnel, total - Guinea-Bissau | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  3. ^ "Military expenditure (current USD) - Guinea-Bissau | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  4. ^ "Military expenditure (% of GDP) - Guinea-Bissau | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2022-06-17.