Mexico Military - 2006

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SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript service obligation - 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment (2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 24,488,008
females age 18-49: 26,128,046 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 19,058,337
females age 18-49: 21,966,796 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 1,063,233
females age 18-49: 1,043,816 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$6.07 billion (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.8% (2005 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Mexico on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mexico Military 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mexico Military 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.