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Military branches: Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes
Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National
Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)
Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age for voluntary
military service; compulsory military service was ended in 2004; women serve in
the armed forces, on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in
some combatant specialties (2005)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 2,435,042
females age 18-49: 2,405,816 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,952,819
females age 18-49: 1,977,264 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males age 18-49: 67,189
females age 18-49: 60,626 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2.3% (2003)
This information comes from the CIA
World Factbook.
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