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Guinea vs. Sierra Leone

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GuineaSierra Leone
Military branchesNational Armed Forces: Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee), Presidential Security Battalion (Battailon Autonome de la Sécurité Presidentielle, BASP), Gendarmerie (2020)Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): combined ground, air, and maritime forces (2020)
Military service age and obligationno compulsory military service (2021)18-29 for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve; no conscription (2019)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP2% of GDP (2019)

2.3% of GDP (2018)

2.5% of GDP (2017)

2.5% of GDP (2016)

3.3% of GDP (2015)		0.7% of GDP (2019)

0.7% of GDP (2018)

0.4% of GDP (2017)

0.3% of GDP (2016)

0.3% of GDP (2015)
Military and security service personnel strengthsGuinean National Armed Forces are comprised of approximately 12,000 active personnel
(9,000 Army; 400 Navy; 800 Air Force; 300 BASP; 1,500 Gendarmerie) (2020)		the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) have approximately 9,000 personnel, mostly ground forces (2021)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitionsthe inventory of the Guinean military consists largely of ageing and outdated (mostly Soviet-era) equipment; since 2010, it has received small amounts of equipment from France, Russia, and South Africa (2020)the RSLAF's small inventory includes a mix of Soviet-origin and other older foreign-supplied equipment; since 2010, it has received limited quantities of material (mostly donations of second-hand equipment) from China and South Africa (2020)

Source: CIA Factbook