Military of São Tomé and Príncipe

The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe off the coast of West Africa maintains a very small military, consisting of four branches: the Army, the Coast Guard, the Presidential Guard, and the National Guard. In the 2005 fiscal year, military expenditures were $581,729, about 0.8% of São Tomé and Príncipe's gross domestic product.

A 2004 estimate put military manpower availability (males age 15-49) at 38,347, with a "fit for military service" estimate of 20,188.

Equipments
Weapons
 * PPS submachine gun
 * SKS Carbine
 * AK-47
 * AKM
 * PK machine gun
 * Rheinmetall MG3

Anti Aircraft artillery
 * ZPU-2
 * ZPU-4
 * ZU-23

Anti Armor Weapon Armoured Vehicles
 * RPG-7
 * SPG-9
 * B-10 recoilless rifle
 * BRDM-1
 * BRDM-2
 * BTR-60

Utility Vehicles
 * Unimog
 * Daihatsu Delta
 * Toyota Land Cruiser
 * Land Rover Defender

Other
 * DPM Camouflage

Coast Guard

 * AK-47
 * SKS Carbine
 * 42-foot Archangel-Class Fast Response Boat
 * 27-foot Boston Whaler Challenger (8.2 m) inshore patrol vessel
 * Zodiac Hurricane Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats