Guatemala Military 1997

Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 2,741,575 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 1,791,136 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 129,408 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $128.3 million (1996)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 0.8% (1996)

Disputes - international border with Belize in dispute; talks to resolve the dispute are ongoing

Illicit drugs transit country for cocaine shipments; illicit producer of opium poppyand cannabis for the international drug trade; the government has an activeeradication program for cannabis and opium poppy

NOTE: The information regarding Guatemala on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guatemala Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guatemala Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.