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Armed Forces of Bolivia
Fuerzas Armadas de Bolivia
Motto
Subordinacion y Constancia, ¡Viva Bolivia! (Subordination and Steadfastness. Long Live Bolivia!)
Founded
7 August 1826; 197 years ago (1826-08-07)
Service branches
Bolivian Army Bolivian Naval Force Bolivian Air Force
Leadership
Captain General of the Armed Forces
Luis Arce (President of Bolivia)
Minister of Defense
Edmundo Novillo
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
César Moisés Vallejos Rocha
Personnel
Military age
18
Available for military service
1,949,267, age 15–49 (2000 est.)
Fit for military service
1,269,228, age 15–49 (2000 est.)
Reaching military age annually
86,863 (2000 est.)
Active personnel
40.000 to 70.000 (est.)
Reserve personnel
40.000 (est.)
Expenditures
Budget
$659.2 million (2017)
Percent of GDP
1.76% (2017)
Industry
Foreign suppliers
Argentina Austria Brazil China Mexico North Korea Peru Russia Turkey United States Venezuela Iran
Related articles
History
History of Bolivia
Ranks
Military ranks of Bolivia
The Bolivian Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Bolivia) are the military of Bolivia. The Armed Forces of Bolivia are responsible for the defence, both of external and internal, of Bolivia and they are constituted by Bolivian Army, the Bolivian Air Force and the Bolivian Navy. All these institutions depend on the Ministry of Defence of this country.
In addition to the Bolivian Army, the Bolivian Air Force and the Bolivian Navy, the Bolivian National Police, although dependent on the Ministry of Government in times of peace, is part of the reserves of the Armed Forces according to the Organic Law of the Armed Forces of this nation,[1] together with other reserve bodies such as the SAR-FAB emergency and rescue units.
Figures on the size and composition of the armed forces of Bolivia vary considerably, with rare official data available. It is estimated, however, that the three main forces (army, navy and air force) add up to a total of between 40,000[2] to 70,000[3][4][5] troops, while the Bolivian police would be around 40,000[6][7] troops.
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^"Bolivian Defence Spending Increases". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^Guillemí, Rubén (13 November 2019). "Evo y los militares, una relación con altibajos que tuvo un abrupto fin". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^"Página Siete" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^"El Deber" (in Spanish). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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