Military branches:
Uruguayan Armed Forces: Uruguayan National Army (Ejercito Nacional Uruguaya, ENU), Uruguayan National Navy (Armada Nacional del Uruguay; includes naval air arm, Naval Rifle Corps (Cuerpo de Fusileros Navales, Fusna), Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2012)
Military service age and obligation:
18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for navy) for male or female voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies; minimum 6-year education (2013)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
771,159
females age 16-49:
780,932 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
649,025
females age 16-49:
654,903 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
27,564
female:
26,811 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
1.95% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 42
1.94% of GDP (2011)
1.95% of GDP (2010)
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]