Editor's Foreword

310 The MiliTAry BAlAnce 2010
capabilities
acTive 15,500 (Army 11,500 navy 2000 Air 2.000)
organiSaTionS by Service
army 11,500
forceS by role
2 Comd HQ
Army 6 inf bn
Recce 1 regt (3 recce sqn)
AB/SF 2 coy
Arty 1 regt (1 arty bty, 2 mor bty)
Fd engr 1 regt (bn)
Trg 1 bn
eQuipmenT by Type
RECCE 3 EE-9 Cascavel
AIFV 39: 24 Ratel FSC-90; 15 Ratel-20
APC (W) 50 Piranha
ARTY 84
TOWED 122mm 6 D-30
MOR 78: 81mm 50; 120mm 28 Tampella
AT • RCL 84mm 50 Carl Gustav
AD • SAM • MANPAD SA-7 Grail
GUNS • TOWED 8+: 14.5mm 4+: 4 ZPU-2; ZPU-4;
23mm 4 ZU-23-2
navy 2,000
forceS by role
Navy Naval HQ located at Accra; 1 (Western) HQ located
at Sekondi; 1 (Eastern) HQ located at Tema
eQuipmenT by Type
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 7
PFC 2 Achimota (GER Lurssen 57m)
PCO 4: 2 Anzole (US); 2 Dzata (GER Lurssen 45m)
PBI 1(US)
faciliTieS
Bases Located at Sekondi, Tema
air force 2,000
Main base Accra. Tpt element at Takoradi
forceS by role
Light
attack
1 sqn with KA-8 Karakorum; MB-326K/L-39ZO/
MB-339A
Tpt 1 sqn with Defender; F-27 Friendship; Cessna 172;
F-28 Fellowship (VIP)
Trg Flying school with Cessna 172
Hel 1 sqn with Mi-171V; A-109A; AB-212 (Bell 212);
SA-319 Alouette III
eQuipmenT by Type†
AIRCRAFT 11 combat capable
FGA 5: 3 MB-326K; 2 MB-339A
TPT 6: 1 Defender; 4 F-27 Friendship; 1 F-28 Fellowship
(VIP)
TRG 9: 2 L-39ZO*; 3 Cessna 172; 4 KA-8 Karakorum
HELICOPTERS
SPT 4: 4 Mi-171V
UTL 5: 1 AB-212 (Bell 212) ; 2 A-109A; 2 SA-319 Alouette
III
deploymenT
cenTral african republic/chad
UN • MINURCAT 219; 1 obs; 1 mech inf bn
côTe d’ivoire
UN • UNOCI 542; 6 obs; 1 inf bn; 1 avn unit; 1 fd hospital
democraTic republic of congo
UN • MONUC 462; 23 obs; 1 mech inf bn
lebanon
UN • UNIFIL 874; 1 inf bn
liberia
UN • UNMIL 707; 8 obs; 1 inf bn
Sudan
UN • UNAMID 10; 3 obs
WeSTern Sahara
UN • MINURSO 17 obs
guinea GUI
Guinean Franc fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 24.0tr
US$ 4.9bn
per capita US$ 495
Growth % 4.9 0.0
inflation % 18.4 4.9
Def bdgt fr ε250bn ε275bn
US$ ε50m ε55m
US$1=fr 4,950 5,020
Population 10,057,975
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 22% 5% 4% 4% 13% 1%
Female 22% 5% 4% 4% 13% 2%
capabilities
acTive 12,300 (Army 8,500 navy 400 Air 800
Gendarmerie 1,000 republican Guard 1,600)
Paramilitary 7,000
Terms of service conscription, 2 years
organiSaTionS by Service
army 8,500
forceS by role
Armd 1 bn
Inf 5 bn
SF 1 bn