Angola Military - 2006

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SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) (2006)

Military service age and obligation:
17 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - two years plus time for training (2001)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 17-49: 2,548,455
females age 17-49: 2,462,601 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 17-49: 1,282,195
females age 17-49: 1,256,390 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 126,694
females age 17-49: 123,586 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$2 billion (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
8.8% (2005 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Angola on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Angola Military 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Angola Military 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.