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
Anti Armor Weapon
Armoured Vehicles
Utility Vehicles
- Unimog
- Daihatsu Delta
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- Land Rover Defender
Other
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
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