Military of Bolivia
| Military branches: | Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana; includes marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2007) |
| Military service age and obligation: | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; one estimate holds that 40% of the armed forces are under the age of 18, with 50% of those under the age of 16; conscript tour of duty - 12 months (2004) |
| Manpower available for military service: | males age 18-49: 1,923,234 females age 18-49: 2,007,315 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: | males age 18-49: 1,311,414 females age 18-49: 1,502,177 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: | males age 18-49: 101,101 females age 18-49: 98,671 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 1.9% (2006) |