Branches: Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic, Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Argentine Naval Prefecture (Coast Guard only), National Aeronautical Police Force

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 7,992,140; 6,478,730 fit for military service; 285,047 reach military age (20) annually

Defense expenditures: $700 million, 1% of GNP (1990)

NOTE: The information regarding Argentina on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Argentina Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Argentina Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.