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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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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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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$112,000,000.00 |
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[107th of 170]
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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 > Males age 15-49
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1,536,230 |
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[101st of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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973,884 |
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[104th of 174]
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Manpower > Military age
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18 |
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[53rd of 129]
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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69,534 |
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[75th of 128]
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Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49
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1,542,323
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[63rd of 120]
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Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
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1,391,278
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[70th of 164]
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Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49
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1,310,466
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[54th of 119]
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Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49
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960,315
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[71st of 161]
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Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49
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69,526
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[49th of 91]
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Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49
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70,286
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[74th of 157]
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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 compulsory military service, with 12-month service obligation; 16 years of age for volunteers (2002) |
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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; 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); CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Iraqi Coalition Casualty Count. March 19, 2006.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; World Development Indicators database; 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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