Note: defense is the responsibility of the US; paramilitary National Guard; police force of 10,050 men and women (1984)

NOTE: The information regarding Puerto Rico on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Puerto Rico Defense Forces 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Puerto Rico Defense Forces 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.