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Chile Military - 2007
http://www.allcountries.org/wfb2007/chile/chile_military.html
SOURCE: 2007 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Army of the Nation, National Navy (Armada de Chile, includes naval air, marine corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh), Chilean Carabineros (National Police) (2006)

Military service age and obligation:
all male citizens 18-45 are obligated to perform military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy and Air Force (2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 3,815,761
females age 18-49: 3,780,864 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 3,123,281
females age 18-49: 3,128,277 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 140,084
females age 18-49: 134,518 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3.5% (2005 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Chile on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Chile Military 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chile Military 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.

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