Introduction
How is the Military in Guinea-Bissau and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the People's Revolutionary Armed Force (Forcas Armadas Revolucionarias do Povo or FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force

Ministry of Internal Administration: National Guard (a gendarmerie force), Public Order Police, Border Police, Rapid Intervention Police, Maritime Police (2024).
In Guinea-Bissau, the FARP is focused on external security, but also has some internal security duties, and it has been influential in the country’s politics since independence was gained in 1974, having staged at least nine coup attempts as well as several mutinies; FARP members were suspected of coup plotting as recently as 2021, and it put down an attempted coup in 2022, while the National Guard attempted a coup in December 2023; since the 2000s, the FARP has undergone various attempts at defense and security sector reforms with limited success under the auspices of the African Union, the EU, the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS), and the UN 

from 2012-2020, ECOWAS deployed a security force to Guinea-Bissau to manage the post-coup transition, including protecting key political figures and public buildings, restoring civil institutions, and re-establishing the rule of law; at the height of the deployment, the force, known as the ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB), deployed nearly 700 military and police personnel from Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Senegal; as of 2024, ECOMIB remained in Guinea-Bissau (2024)
Security and military information of Guinea-Bissau
Military and security service personnel strengths approximately 4,000 active troops, including a few hundred air and naval personnel (2023)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era equipment (2023)
Military service age and obligation 18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women (Air Force service is voluntary); 16 years of age or younger, with parental consent, for voluntary service (2023).
Military deployments .
Military expenditures
Military Expenditures 2023 1.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022 1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021 1.8% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020 1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military Expenditures 2019 1.9% of GDP (2019 est.)
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Guinea-Bissau is found in Western Africa