Bolivia Military
Military branchesArmy (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana)
Military manpower - military age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; one estimate holds that 40% of the armed forces are under the age of 18, with 50% of those under the age of 16; conscript tour of duty - 12 months (2002)
Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 2,175,384 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service
males age 15-49: 1,417,804 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 98,155 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure
$127 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP
1.6% (2003)
