Mexico Military 1997

Military branches National Defense (includes Army and Air Force), Navy (includes NavalAir and Marines)

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 24,518,142 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 17,857,361 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males : 1,062,640 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $1.56 billion (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.5% (1997 est.)

Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs illicit cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis continues in spite ofincreased government eradication; major supplier of heroin and marijuana tothe US market; continues as the primary transshipment country for US-boundcocaine from South America; increasingly involved in the production and distributionof methamphetamines

NOTE: The information regarding Mexico 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 Mexico Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mexico Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.