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Portugal Military 2018

SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 28, 2018

Military expenditures:
1.84% of GDP (2016) 1.79% of GDP (2015) 1.79% of GDP (2014) 2.09% of GDP (2013) 1.91% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 57
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]

Military branches:
Portuguese Army (Exercito Portuguesa), Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP) (2013)

Military service age and obligation:
18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but conscription possible if insufficient volunteers available; women serve in the armed forces, on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; reserve obligation to age 35 (2012)

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Portugal Military 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES