Military branches:
Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB; includes Naval Infantry, Coast Guard, Naval Aviation), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB; includes Air National Guard), Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18-30 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 30-month conscript service obligation; Navy requires 6th-grade education for enlisted personnel; all citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
7,013,854
females age 16-49:
7,165,661 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
5,614,743
females age 16-49:
6,074,834 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
277,210
female:
273,353 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
1.05% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 98
0.75% of GDP (2011)
1.05% of GDP (2010)
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]