Military of Ecuador
Military branches: | Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007) |
Military service age and obligation: | 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2006) |
Manpower available for military service: | males age 20-49: 2,792,770 females age 20-49: 2,849,519 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service: | males age 20-49: 2,338,428 females age 20-49: 2,380,327 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually: | males age 18-49: 133,922 females age 20-49: 129,758 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 2.8% (2006) |