Military branches:
National Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne, includes Marines), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee) (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,359,203
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 2,329,784 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,493,991
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 1,535,418 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 118,443
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 115,901 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
1.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 124
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]