Military manpower-military age: 20 years of age
Military manpower-availability: males age 15-49: 3,168,489 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 2,139,516 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-reaching military age annually: males: 127,810 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $411 million (1997)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 2.1% (1997)
@Ecuador:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: three sections of the boundary with Peru are in dispute
Illicit drugs: significant transit country for derivatives of coca originating in Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru; minor illicit producer of coca; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; important money-laundering hub
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