Military branches:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
20 years of age for conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2004)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 20-49: 2,792,770 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 20-49: 2,338,428 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 133,922 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$655 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.2% (2004)
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