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| GUATEMALAN MILITARY STATS: |
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Armed forces growth
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-1 |
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[74th of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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31,000 |
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[83rd of 166]
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
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[93rd of 100]
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Branches
Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force |
Conscription
Conscription exists. The Global Human Rights Accord signed in March 1994 by representatives of the Government, the URNG guerillas, and the United Nations stipulated that a new law on military service would be enacted in order to end the practice of forced recruitment (NISBCO). |
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
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3.75 %
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[52nd of 88]
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expenditure > % of GDP
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0.41 %
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[112nd of 145]
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Expenditures
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0.4 % of GDP |
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[82nd of 87]
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$201,900,000.00 |
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[32nd of 111]
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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3,062,967 |
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[60th of 162]
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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2,861,696 |
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[71st of 210]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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3,320,080 |
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[63rd of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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2,233,562 |
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[60th of 174]
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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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161,550 |
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[60th of 226]
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personnel
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48,000
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[74th of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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1.18 %
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[68th of 168]
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Service age and obligation
all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 are liable for military service; conscript service obligation varies from 12 to 24 months; women can serve as officers |
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US military exports
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$459.00 thousand |
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[62nd of 109]
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Weapon holdings
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145,000 |
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[107th 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); 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:
Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala, Republica de Guatemala
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