Military branches:
Uruguayan Armed Forces: Uruguayan National Army (Ejercito Nacional Uruguaya, ENU), National Navy (Armada Nacional; includes naval air arm, Naval Rifle Corps (Cuerpo de Fusileros Navales, Fusna), Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
18-30 years of age for 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 (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 837,252
females age 16-49:
824,096 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 708,545
females age 16-49:
693,622 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 27,452
female:
26,479 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
1.6% of GDP (2006)
