| Nicaraguan Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas de Nicaragua (Spanish) | |
 | |
| Motto | Patria y Libertad (English: "Fatherland and Freedom") |
| Founded | 1925 (as National Guard) 2 September 1979 |
| Current form | 1995 |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Managua |
| Website | ejercito |
| Leadership | |
| Supreme Commander-in-Chief | Daniel Ortega |
| Minister of Defense | Rosa Adelina Barahona Castro |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Army | Julio César Avilés Castillo |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Conscription | No |
| 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 personnel | 45,000[1] |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $32 million[3] |
| Percent of GDP | 0.9% (2012 est.)[4] |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Industria Militar Coronel Santos López |
| Foreign suppliers |  China Cuba Czech Republic India Indonesia Iran North Korea Mexico Poland Russia Syria Venezuela Vietnam |
| Related articles | |
| History | Nicaraguan Revolution |
| Ranks | Nicaragua 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.
- ^ "Nicaragua Armed Forces". 25 July 2006.
- ^ "World Factbook Redirect — Central Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 8 May 2007.
- ^ CIA.gov Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Rank Order – Military expenditures – dollar figure
- ^ "NationMaster – Nicaraguan Military statistics".