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South America > Chile > Military

CHILEAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air force personnel 26 [26th of 49]
Armed forces growth 86 [86th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 43 [43rd of 166]
Army personnel 32 [32nd of 49]
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), Chilean Carabineros (National Police) (2007)
Conscription
Conscription exists (AI and NISBCO).
Conventional arms imports $47.00 [47th of 85]
Employment in arms production 52 [52nd of 56]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $33.00 [33rd of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 56 % [56th of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 56 [56th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 52 [52nd of 174]
Manpower > Military age 39 [39th of 129]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 56 [56th of 128]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 37 [37th of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 39 [39th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 33 [33rd of 119]
Navy personnel 16 [16th of 49]
US military exports $27.00 thousand [27th of 109]
Weapon holdings 63 [63rd of 137]

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SOURCES: Number of full-time military personnel in the air force.; 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.; Total armed forces (2000); ; The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).; Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). ; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; 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.; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.; 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.; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. ; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. ; U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Chile, Republic of Chile, Republica de Chile

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