Manpower availability: males age 15-49 883,668; males fit for military
service 742,871; males reach military age (20) annually 27,162 (1995
est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $792 million, 2% of
GDP (FY90/91)

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NICARAGUA

@Nicaragua:Geography

Location: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total area: 129,494 sq km
land area: 120,254 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than New York State

Land boundaries: total 1,231 km, Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km

Coastline: 910 km