Chile Military 2009, CIA World Factbook




Chile Military 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/chile/chile_military.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Military branches:
Army of the Nation, Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes naval air, marine corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh), Carabineros Corps (Cuerpo de Carabineros) (2008)

Military service age and obligation:
18-45 years of age for voluntary male and female military service, although the right to compulsory recruitment is retained; service obligation - 12 months for Army, 22 months for Navy and Air Force (2008)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 4,242,912
females age 16-49: 4,182,509 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 3,573,165
females age 16-49: 3,523,649 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 145,766
female: 139,648 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:
2.7% of GDP (2006)

NOTE: The information regarding Chile 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 Chile Military 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chile Military 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.

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