18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy (2006)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,589,873 females age 16-49: 1,585,573 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,327,730 females age 16-49: 1,356,989 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 72,109 female: 70,509 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures:
1% of GDP (2006 est.)
Transnational Issues
Paraguay