Military branches:
Uruguayan Armed Forces: Uruguayan National Army (Ejercito Nacional Uruguaya, ENU), Uruguayan National Navy (Armada Nacional del Uruguay; includes naval air arm, Naval Rifle Corps (Cuerpo de Fusileros Navales, Fusna), Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2010)
Military service age and obligation:
18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies; minimum 6-year education (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 849,358
[see also: Manpower available for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
832,774 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 713,223
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
697,197 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 27,631
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - male country ranks ]
female:
26,703 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
1.6% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
