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| SALVADORAN MILITARY STATS: |
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Armed forces growth
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-60 |
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[123rd of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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17,000 |
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[96th of 166]
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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9,000,000 constant 1990 US$
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[70th of 100]
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Branches
Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) |
Conscription
The Salvadoran Constitution and the law on military service establish obligatory military service. In practice, since the end of the armed conflict in January 1992, military service has been performed on a voluntary basis. The law on military service is currently undergoing revision (NISBCO). |
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
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3.52 %
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[54th of 88]
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expenditure > % of GDP
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0.62 %
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[108th of 145]
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Expenditures
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5 % of GDP |
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[10th of 87]
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$157,000,000.00 |
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[51st of 111]
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Iraq Coalition casualties
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2 |
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[13th of 18]
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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1,775,474 |
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[91st of 162]
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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1,634,816 |
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[102nd of 210]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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1,536,230 |
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[101st of 175]
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Manpower > Military age
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18 years of age |
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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73,915 |
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[88th of 226]
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personnel
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16,000
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[112nd of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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0.58 %
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[111st of 168]
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Service age and obligation
18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16 years of age for voluntary service; service obligation - 8 months, but 11 months for officers and NCOs |
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US military exports
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$7,880.00 thousand |
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[25th of 109]
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Weapon holdings
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159,000 |
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[104th of 137]
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SOURCES: 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; IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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); Iraqi Coalition Casualty Count. March 19, 2006.; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy; Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
El Salvador, Republic of El Salvador, Republica de El Salvador
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