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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