Military Uruguay
Military branches:
Army, Navy (includes naval air arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in
wartime), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2006)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service (2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 764,408
females age 18-49: 760,341 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 637,445
females age 18-49: 631,046 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$371.2 million (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.1% (2005 est.)
Transnational Issues Uruguay
Disputes - international:
uncontested dispute with Brazil over certain islands in the
Quarai/Cuareim and Invernada streams and the resulting tripoint with
Argentina
This page was last updated on 19 December, 2006