Military branches:
People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force; paramilitary force

Military service age and obligation:
18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16 years of age or younger with parental consent, for voluntary service (2009)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 344,087
females age 16-49: 347,886 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 194,110
females age 16-49: 200,660 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 16,957
female: 17,172 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:
3.1% of GDP (2005 est.)