Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 845,961; 521,425 fit for military service; 44,222 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: $70 million, 3.8% of GDP (1991)

NOTE: The information regarding Nicaragua on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nicaragua Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nicaragua Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.