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Military - note Equatorial Guinea, in 5 editions.

The entry for Equatorial Guinea published Military - note in 5 editions of 36, from 2021 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Military - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
4
the first edition with it
2021
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Military - note” (2021 to 2025).

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  • the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) are responsible for defending the territory and sovereignty of the country;
  • the FAGE also has some internal security duties, including fulfilling some police functions in border areas, sensitive sites, and high-traffic areas;
  • maritime security, particularly protecting offshore oil installations and combating piracy and crime in the Gulf of Guinea, is a key priority (2025)

the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) are responsible for defending the territory and sovereignty of the country; it the FAGE also has some internal security duties, including fulfilling some police functions in border areas, sensitive sites, and high-traffic areas; the FAGE’s National Guard (Army) is a small force with a few infantry battalions; over the past decade, the country has made considerable investments in naval capabilities to protect its maritime security, particularly protecting offshore oil installations and combat combating piracy and crime in the Gulf of Guinea; while the Navy Guinea, is small, its inventory includes a light frigate and a corvette, as well as several off-shore patrol vessels; the Air Force has a handful of operational combat aircraft and ground attack-capable helicopters (2023) key priority (2025)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Equatorial Guinea: Military - note.” The World Factbook, 2021–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/equatorial-guinea/military-note.

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