Angola Military Profile 2013

Military branches

Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA; under operational control of the Army) (2012)

Military service age and obligation

20-45 years of age for compulsory male and 18-45 years for voluntary male military service (registration at age 18 is mandatory); 20-45 years of age for voluntary female service; conscript service obligation - 2 years; Angolan citizenship required; the Navy (MGA) is entirely staffed with volunteers (2013)

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 3,062,438
females age 16-49: 2,964,262 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 1,546,781
females age 16-49: 1,492,308 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

male: 155,476
female: 152,054 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures

3.6% of GDP (2009)