Military branches:
Portuguese Army (Exercito Portugues), Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP) (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; compulsory military service ended in 2004; 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 (2007)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,573,913
females age 16-49:
2,498,262 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,103,558
females age 16-49:
2,049,032 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 64,047
female:
57,630 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
2.3% of GDP (2005 est.)