Bolivia Military 2009, CIA World Factbook




Bolivia Military 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/bolivia/bolivia_military.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Military branches:
Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano, EB), Bolivian Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, FNB; includes marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2009)

Military service age and obligation:
18-49 years of age for 12-month compulsory military service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; 15-19 years of age for voluntary premilitary service, provides exemption from further military service (2009)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,295,746
females age 16-49: 2,366,828 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,666,697
females age 16-49: 1,906,396 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 108,304
female: 104,882 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:
1.9% of GDP (2006)

NOTE: The information regarding Bolivia on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bolivia Military 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bolivia Military 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.

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