Branches: Civil Guard, Rural Assistance Guard; note--Constitution prohibits armed forces

Military manpower: males 15-49, 785,429; 530,986 fit for military service; 31,899 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: 0.6% of GDP (1987)

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica Defense Forces 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica Defense Forces 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.