Military branches Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano), Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana, includes Marines),Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana), National Police

Military manpower - military age 20 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 3,077,812 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 2,079,537 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 125,185 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $390.2 million (1996)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.1% (1996)

Disputes - international three sections of the boundary with Peru are in dispute

Illicit drugs significant transit country for derivatives of coca originating in Colombia,Bolivia, and Peru; minor illicit producer of coca; importer of precursor chemicalsused in production of illicit narcotics; important money-laundering hub

NOTE: The information regarding Ecuador on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ecuador Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ecuador Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.