Branches: National Army (including Support Battalion, Infantry Battalion, Mechanized Cavalry Unit, Military Police Brigade, Navy which is company-size, small Air Force element)

Military manpower: males 15-49, 105,586; 63,088 fit for military service

Military budget: $39.3 million; 6.1% of central government budget (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding Suriname 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 Suriname Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Suriname Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.