Cape Verde:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing) (2007)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 18 years of age (est.) for selective compulsory military service; 14-month conscript service obligation (2006)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 103,650 females age 16-49: 103,553 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 83,082 females age 16-49: 88,832 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 0.7% (2005)

Disputes - international	Definition none
Illicit drugs	Definition used as a transshipment point for Latin American cocaine destined for Western Europe; the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center