Paraguay Military 1997

Military branches Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force

Military manpower - military age 17 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 1,380,775 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 1,001,316 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 61,382 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $94 million (1994)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 0.6% (1994)

Disputes - international short section of the boundary with Brazil, just west of Salto del Guaira(Guaira Falls) on the Rio Parana, has not been precisely delimited

Illicit drugs illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; transshipmentcountry for Bolivian cocaine headed for Europe and the US

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