Nicaraguan Armed Forces

Nicaraguan Armed Forces
Fuerzas Armadas de Nicaragua (Spanish)
MottoPatria y Libertad (English: "Fatherland and Freedom")
Founded1925; 99 years ago (1925) (as National Guard)
2 September 1979; 45 years ago (1979-09-02)
Current form1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Service branches
HeadquartersManagua
Websiteejercito.mil.ni
Leadership
Supreme Commander-in-ChiefDaniel Ortega
Minister of DefenseRosa Adelina Barahona Castro
Commander-in-Chief of the ArmyJulio César Avilés Castillo
Personnel
Military age18 years of age
ConscriptionNo
Available for
military service
1,309,970 males, age 15–49,
1,315,186[2] females, age 15–49
Fit for
military service
1,051,425 males, age 15–49,
1,129,649 females, age 15–49
Reaching military
age annually
65,170 males,
63,133 females
Active personnel45,000[1]
Expenditure
Budget$32 million[3]
Percent of GDP0.9% (2012 est.)[4]
Industry
Domestic suppliersIndustria Militar Coronel Santos López
Foreign suppliers China
 Cuba
 Czech Republic
 India
 Indonesia
 Iran
 North Korea
 Mexico
 Poland
 Russia
 Syria
 Venezuela
 Vietnam
Related articles
HistoryNicaraguan Revolution
RanksNicaragua military ranks

The Nicaraguan Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Nicaragua) are the military forces of Nicaragua. There are three branches: the Navy, the Army, and Air Force.

  1. ^ "Nicaragua Armed Forces". 25 July 2006.
  2. ^ "World Factbook Redirect — Central Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 8 May 2007.
  3. ^ CIA.gov Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Rank Order – Military expenditures – dollar figure
  4. ^ "NationMaster – Nicaraguan Military statistics".