Military
Military branches: Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada
Nacional, includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea
Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional)
Military manpower—military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower—availability:
males age 15-49: 10,418,211 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 6,980,700 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—reaching military age annually:
males: 360,820 (1999 est.)
Military expenditures—dollar figure: $4 billion (1998)
Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 4.2% (1998)
Transnational Issues
Disputes—international: maritime boundary dispute with Venezuela in the Gulf of Venezuela; territorial disputes with Nicaragua over Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank