Angola - Armed Forces

Military branches:

Angolan Armed Forces (FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Angolan National Air Force (FANA) (2007)

Military service age and obligation:


17 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years plus time for training (2001)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 2,856,492
females age 16-49: 2,755,864 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 1,430,658
females age 16-49: 1,371,689 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

males age 16-49: 142,791
females age 16-49: 139,539 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:


5.7% (2006)