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Economic Indicator: Military Statistics (Military Expenditure, Military Branches, Service Age and Obligation, Manpower Available and Fit for Military Service)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Bolivar Fuerte
Currency Symbol: VEF
Military Expenditures: 1.05% of GDP (2012) ; 0.75% of GDP (2011) ; 1.05% of GDP (2010)
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.)