Military branches: Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano), Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana), National Police (Policia Nacional)
The Ecuadorian Army maintains presence in Continental Ecuador, Galapagos (the islands region) and the Antarctic at the "Pedro Vicente Maldonado" Navy Biological Research Station.
The Ecuadorian Air Force and Army are divided into Military Zones, each zone is defended by two or more brigades and a fighter wing. Regarding the navy this is divided into Naval Zones, each zone has the presence of Battlegroups ready for combat when the Center for Combined Military Actions calls them.
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 (2006) |
Manpower available for military service: |
males age 20-49: 2,792,770 females age 20-49: 2,849,519 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 20-49: 2,338,428 females age 20-49: 2,380,327 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 133,922 females age 20-49: 129,758 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
2.8% (2006) |
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