Military branches:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007)
Military service age and obligation:
20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 3,536,602
females age 16-49:
3,559,188 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,708,470
females age 16-49:
3,165,489 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 148,010
female:
143,291 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
2.8% of GDP (2006)
