Branches: Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del
Peru; includes Naval Air, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force
(Fuerza Aerea del Peru), National Police
Manpower availability: males age 15-49: 6,441,513 males fit for military service: 4,347,460 males reach military age (20) annually: 255,067 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $998 million, 1.6% of GDP (1996)
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Location: 13 00 N, 122 00 E — Southeastern Asia, archipelago
between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Flag ——
Description: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the center of the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (each containing three individual rays) and in each corner of the triangle is a small yellow five-pointed star
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