Military branches Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes NavalAir, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru), NationalPolice

Military manpower - military age 20 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 6,591,276 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 4,446,428 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 259,868 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $998 million (1996); note - may not include off-budget purchases relatedto military modernization program

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.9% (1996)

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

Illicit drugs still world's largest coca leaf producer with some 94,400 hectares undercultivation in 1996, even though down 18% from 1995; source of supply for most of the world's coca paste and cocaine base; most of cocaine base isshipped to Colombian drug dealers for processing into cocaine for the internationaldrug market, but exports of finished cocaine are increasing

NOTE: The information regarding Peru 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 Peru Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Peru Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.