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BoliviaMilitary
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Military branches:
| Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval; includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) (2004)
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Military manpower - military age and obligation:
| 18 years of age for voluntary military service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; one estimate holds that 40% of the armed forces are under the age of 18, with 50% of those under the age of 16; conscript tour of duty - 12 months (2002)
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 18-49: 1,923,234 (2005 est.)
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 18-49: 1,311,414 (2005 est.)
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 101,101 (2005 est.)
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
| $132.2 million (2004)
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
| 1.6% (2004) |
More about Bolivia:
Introduction
Geography
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Transnational Issues
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