Military Peru
Military branches:
Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes
Naval Air, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del
Peru; FAP), National Police (includes General Police, Security
Police, and Technical Police)
Military manpower - military age:
17 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 7,510,882 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 5,045,619 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 281,717 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$1 billion (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.8% (FY01)
Transnational Issues Peru
Disputes - international:
Bolivia continues to press Chile and Peru to restore the Atacama
corridor ceded to Chile in 1884