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

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 807,853; 545,541 fit for military service; 32,149 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: $20 million, 0.4% of GDP (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.