Military branches:

Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2008)

Military service age and obligation:

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy (2006)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 1,589,873
females age 16-49: 1,585,573 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 1,327,730
females age 16-49: 1,356,989 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

males age 16-49: 72,109
females age 16-49: 70,509 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

1% (2006 est.)