Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People (Guinea-Bissau)

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People, known in Portuguese as Forças Armadas Revolucionárias do Povo and abbreviated FARP, is the national military of Guinea-Bissau. It consists of an army, a navy, an air force and paramilitary forces. In 2022 the World Bank estimated that the armed forces held around 4,000 personnel, and military expenditure was estimated at 23.3 million dollars, which is 1.7 percent of gross domestic product. According to the World Factbook, the military service age is 18 to 25 years for selective compulsory service, and 16 years or younger for voluntary service with parental consent. This entry records the present structure and size of the force as the cited lead article states them; its founding date and wartime history are not given there and are left for later research.