| Military branches | Armed Forces: Army (also called the National Guard, GN), Cape Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde, GCCV; includes naval infantry) (2013) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18-35 years of age for male and female selective compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years; 17 years of age for voluntary service (with parental consent) (2013) |
| Manpower available for military service | males age 16-49: 132,087
females age 16-49: 136,956 (2010 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service | males age 16-49: 106,864
females age 16-49: 117,518 (2010 est.) |
| Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually | male: 6,029
female: 6,026 (2010 est.) |
| Military expenditures | 0.4% of GDP (2011) |
