Defense Forces (Guyana)
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     Branches:
         Guyana Defense Force (GDF; includes Coast Guard and Air Corps), Guyana
         Police Force (GPF), Guyana People's Militia (GPM), Guyana National Service
         (GNS)
     Manpower availability:
         males 15-49, 196,066; 149,045 fit for military service
     Defense expenditures:
         exchange rate conversion - $5.5 million, 6% of GDP (1989 est.)