Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea
The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Guinea Ecuatorial; French: Forces armées de la Guinée équatoriale; Portuguese: Forças Armadas da Guiné Equatorial) consists of approximately 2,500 service members. The army has almost 1,400 soldiers, the navy 200 service members, and the air force about 120 members. There is also a gendarmerie, but the number of members is unknown. The Gendarmerie is a new branch of the service in which training and education is being supported by the French Military Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea. Military appointments are all reviewed by President Teodoro Obiang, and few of the native militiamen come from outside of Obiang's Mongomo-based Esangui clan. Obiang was a general when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema.
| Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea | |
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Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea | |
| Service branches | Army of Equatorial Guinea Navy of Equatorial Guinea Air Force of Equatorial Guinea |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo |
| Minister of Defence | General Antonio Mba Nguema |
| Personnel | |
| Conscription | 18 years of age, 2 years selective compulsory service |
| Available for military service | 136,725 males, age 16–49, 138,018 females, age 16–49 |
| Fit for military service | 105,468 males, age 16–49, 107,919 females, age 16–49 |
| Reaching military age annually | 6,983 males, 6,726 females |
| Active personnel | 2,400 |
| Expenditures | |
| Percent of GDP | 0.1% (2006 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | United States Russia Belgium North Korea Israel |
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| Ranks | Military ranks of Equatorial Guinea |