Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 1,500-2,000 personnel (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the military is lightly armed and has a limited inventory consisting mostly of donated equipment from countries such as Australia, China, Portugal, South Korea, and the US (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; compulsory service was authorized in 2020 for men and women aged 18-30 for 18 months of service, but the level of implementation is unclear (2023). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 1.3% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.8% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.8% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.8% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 1.7% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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