Branches: Ground Forces (Army), Naval Forces (including Navy, Marines, Coast Guard), Air Forces, Armed Forces of Cooperation (National Guard)

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 5,220,183; 3,782,548 fit for military service; 216,132 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: $1.9 billion, 4.3% of GDP (1991)

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