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South America > Uruguay > Military

URUGUAYAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air force personnel 40 [40th of 49]
Armed forces growth 96 [96th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 90 [90th of 166]
Army personnel 40 [40th of 49]
Branches
Army, Navy (includes naval air arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2006)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 21 SEP 2001
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996
Conscription
No conscription (NISBCO).
Expenditures > Dollar figure $83.00 [83rd of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 101 % [101st of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 129 [129th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 123 [123rd of 174]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 83 [83rd of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 91 [91st of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 80 [80th of 119]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 87 [87th of 161]
Navy personnel 34 [34th of 49]
Service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service (2001)
US military exports $36.00 thousand [36th of 109]
Weapon holdings 94 [94th 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.; 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.; 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. ; This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation. ; U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Uruguay, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Republica Oriental del Uruguay

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