| People | Sao Tome and Principe |
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Military branches:
 | Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP), Presidential Guard (2007) |
Military service age and obligation:
 | 18 years of age (est.) (2004) |
Manpower available for military service:
 | males age 16-49: 42,340 females age 16-49: 43,781 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service:
 | males age 16-49: 33,735 females age 16-49: 36,779 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
 | void |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
 | 0.8% (2006) |
Military - note:
 | Sao Tome and Principe's army is a tiny force with almost no resources at its disposal and would be wholly ineffective operating unilaterally; infantry equipment is considered simple to operate and maintain but may require refurbishment or replacement after 25 years in tropical climates; poor pay, working conditions, and alleged nepotism in the promotion of officers have been problems in the past, as reflected in the 1995 and 2003 coups; these issues are being addressed with foreign assistance aimed at improving the army and its focus on realistic security concerns; command is exercised from the president, through the Minister of Defense, to the Chief of the Armed Forces staff (2005) |
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