Branches: Civil Guard, Rural Assistance Guard
note: constitution prohibits armed forces

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 873,987; fit for military service 588,223; reach military age (18) annually 32,308 (1994 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $22 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989)

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica Defense Forces 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica Defense Forces 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.