| Military branches: |
Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005) |
| 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 (2005) |
| Manpower available for military service: |
males age 18-49: 2,435,042
females age 18-49: 2,405,816 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 18-49: 1,952,819
females age 18-49: 1,977,264 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 67,189
females age 18-49: 60,626 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
2.3% (2005 est.) |