Armed forces growth
-64
-8
DEFINITION:
Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.
SOURCE:
calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Ranked 125th.
Ranked 82nd.
Armed forces personnel
58,000
106,000
DEFINITION:
Total armed forces (2000)
SOURCE:
IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Ranked 60th.
Ranked 39th. 83% more than Cuba
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
96,000,000 constant 1990 US$
43,000,000 constant 1990 US$
DEFINITION:
Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 41st in 1991. 123% more than Philippines
Ranked 55th in 1991.
Branches
Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER; includes Territorial Militia Troops, MTT), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR; includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (EJT)
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force
DEFINITION:
The names of the ground, naval , air, marine, and other defense or security forces
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Conscription
Conscription exists (AI and NISBCO).
Conscription exists (FWCC).
DEFINITION:
A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
SOURCE:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC)
Manpower > Availability > Females
3,024,876
23,177,487
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 62nd in 2008.
Ranked 12th in 2008. 7 times more than Cuba
Manpower > Availability > Males
3,094,388
23,547,252
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 66th in 2008.
Ranked 13th in 2008. 7 times more than Cuba
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
3,134,622
22,435,982
DEFINITION:
The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 66th in 2004.
Ranked 13th in 2004. 6 times more than Cuba
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
3,120,700
21,923,300
DEFINITION:
The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
Ranked 66th.
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Cuba
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females
2,481,823
19,827,538
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 60th in 2008.
Ranked 11th in 2008. 7 times more than Cuba
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
2,543,044
18,232,050
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 62nd in 2008.
Ranked 13th in 2008. 6 times more than Cuba
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
1,929,370
15,780,602
DEFINITION:
The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 71st in 2004.
Ranked 12th in 2004. 7 times more than Cuba
Manpower > Military age
17 years of age
20 years of age
DEFINITION:
The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription .
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
79,945
1,012,779
DEFINITION:
The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 86th in 2008.
Ranked 10th in 2008. 12 times more than Cuba
personnel
76,000
147,000
DEFINITION:
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 62nd in 2005.
Ranked 43rd in 2005. 93% more than Cuba
personnel > % of total labor force
1.41 %
0.4 %
DEFINITION:
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 56th in 2005. 3 times more than Philippines
Ranked 133rd in 2005.
personnel (per capita)
6.7
per 1,000 people
1.8
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 52nd in 2005. 3 times more than Philippines
Ranked 134th in 2005.
Weapon holdings
2,490,000
794,000
SOURCE:
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Ranked 33rd. 2 times more than Philippines
Ranked 71st.
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