Branches: Civil Guard, Rural Assistance Guard

Military manpower: males 15-49, 762,709; 516,148 fit for military service; 31,676 reach military age (18) annually

Military budget: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.