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Armed forces personnel
0
[153rd of 166]




Armed forces personnel (per capita)


0 per 1,000 people
[152nd of 166]



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



Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures
and Ratifications > Signature
26 SEP 1996



Expenditures
0.8 % of GDP
[71st of 87]



Expenditures > Dollar figure

$700,000.00
[86th of 111]




Expenditures > Dollar figure (per $ GDP)


$6.53 per 1,000 $ of GDP
[74th of 111]




Expenditures > Dollar figure (per capita)


$4.58 per capita
[71st of 111]



Expenditures > Percent of GDP


0.8%
[82nd of 154]



Manpower > Availability > Females


43,781
[157th of 162]



Manpower > Availability > Males


42,340
[180th of 210]



Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49


36,905
[173rd of 175]



Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49


38,347
[173rd of 175]




Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
(per capita)
0.251 per capita
[104th of 175]




Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
(per capita)
196.921 per 1,000 people
[172nd of 174]



Manpower > Fit for military service > Females


36,779
[157th of 162]



Manpower > Fit for military service > Males


33,735
[179th of 210]



Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
age 15-49
20,188
[171st of 174]



Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
age 15-49
19,443
[172nd of 174]




Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
age 15-49 (per capita)
0.132 per capita
[136th of 174]




Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
age 15-49 (per capita)
103.746 per 1,000 people
[170th of 173]



Manpower > Reaching military age annually >
Females
2,394
[180th of 226]




Manpower > Reaching military age annually >
Females (per capita)
11.611 per 1,000 people
[28th of 225]



Manpower > Reaching military age annually >
Males
2,437
[179th of 226]




Manpower > Reaching military age annually >
Males (per capita)
11.82 per 1,000 people
[33rd of 225]


Manpower available for military service >
Females age 18-49
35,279


[116th of 120]



Manpower available for military service >
Females age 18-49 (per capita)
0.177 per capita
[113rd of 120]


Manpower available for military service >
Males age 18-49
33,438


[139th of 164]



Manpower available for military service >
Males age 18-49 (per capita)
0.168 per capita
[161st of 164]


Manpower fit for military service > Females
age 18-49
28,660


[115th of 119]



Manpower fit for military service > Females
age 18-49 (per capita)
0.144 per capita
[82nd of 119]


Manpower fit for military service > Males age
18-49
25,950


[137th of 161]



Manpower fit for military service > Males age
18-49 (per capita)
0.13 per capita
[122nd of 161]



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

personnel


1,000


[165th of 170]



personnel (per capita)
7.305 per 1,000 people
[59th of 171]


personnel > % of total labor force


2.45 %
[38th of 168]



Service age and obligation
18 years of age (est.)



 




SOURCES

IISS (International
Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military
Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; All

CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December
2008; Wikipedia:

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ;

CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005;
CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ;

World Development Indicators database




ALTERNATIVE NAMES

Sao Tome
and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and
Principe, Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe,
Sao Tome e Principe , sao toma & prancipe, sao toma e
prancipe, Sao Tome & Principe, São Tomé and Principe,
São Tomé & Principe, São Tomé and Príncipe



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