Military of Uruguay
Military branches: | Army, Navy (includes naval air arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2006) |
Military service age and obligation: | 18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2007) |
Manpower available for military service: | males age 18-49: 764,408 females age 18-49: 760,341 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service: | males age 18-49: 637,445 females age 18-49: 631,046 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 1.6% (2006) |