Equatorial Guinea Military 1997

Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 95,788 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 48,696 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $2.5 million (FY93/94)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

Disputes - international maritime boundary dispute with Gabon because of disputed sovereigntyover islands in Corisco Bay

Historical perspective on 29 May 1991, ISAIAS Afworke, secretary general of the Peoples' Frontfor Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), which then served as the country's legislativebody, announced the formation of the Provisional Government in Eritrea (PGE)in preparation for the 23-25 April 1993 referendum on independence for theAutonomous Region of Eritrea; the referendum resulted in a landslide votefor independence which was proclaimed on 27 April 1993

NOTE: The information regarding Equatorial Guinea on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Equatorial Guinea Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Equatorial Guinea Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.