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Central America and the Caribbean > El Salvador > Military

SALVADORAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth -60 [123rd of 132]
Armed forces personnel 17,000 [96th of 166]
Definition: Military > Armed forces personnel
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 9,000,000 constant 1990 US$ Time series [70th of 100]
Definition: Military > Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
Branches
Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS)
Definition: Military > Branches
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).
Definition: Military > Conscription
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 3.52 % Time series [54th of 88]
Definition: Military > expenditure > % of central government expenditure
expenditure > % of GDP 0.62 % Time series [108th of 145]
Definition: Military > expenditure > % of GDP
Expenditures 5 % of GDP Time series [10th of 87]
Definition: Military > Expenditures
Expenditures > Dollar figure $157,000,000.00 Time series [51st of 111]
Definition: Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure
Iraq Coalition casualties 2 [13th of 18]
Definition: Military > Iraq Coalition casualties
Manpower > Availability > Females 1,775,474 Time series [91st of 162]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Females
Manpower > Availability > Males 1,634,816 Time series [102nd of 210]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 1,536,230 [101st of 175]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
Manpower > Military age 18 years of age Time series
Definition: Military > Manpower > Military age
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 73,915 Time series [88th of 226]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
personnel 16,000 Time series [112nd of 170]
Definition: Military > personnel
personnel > % of total labor force 0.58 % Time series [111st of 168]
Definition: Military > personnel > % of total labor force
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
Definition: Military > Service age and obligation
US military exports $7,880.00 thousand [25th of 109]
Definition: Military > US military exports
Weapon holdings 159,000 [104th of 137]
Definition: Military > Weapon holdings

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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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