Salvadoran Army Navy of El Salvador Salvadoran Air Force
Headquarters
Km 5 1/2 Carretera a Santa Tecla, San Salvador, El Salvador
Leadership
Acting President
Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara
Minister of National Defense
René Francis Merino Monroy
Chief of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Carlos Alberto Tejada Murcía
Personnel
Military age
16 (voluntary) 18 (conscription)[1]
Conscription
Yes
Available for military service
1,634,816 males, age 16–49[1], 1,775,474 (2008 est.) females, age 16–49[1]
Fit for military service
1,201,290 males, age 16–49[1], 1,547,278 (2009 est.) females, age 16–49[1]
Reaching military age annually
77,473 males, 74,655 (2009 est.) females
Active personnel
25,000[2]
Expenditures
Budget
$157,000,000 (2008 est.)[3]
Percent of GDP
0.62%[citation needed]
Industry
Foreign suppliers
Canada Czech Republic France India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan South Korea Mexico Taiwan United States
Related articles
History
World War II Football War Salvadoran Civil War War on Terror 2022–23 gang crackdown
Ranks
Military ranks of El Salvador
The Armed Forces of El Salvador (Spanish: Fuerza Armada de El Salvador) are the official governmental military forces of El Salvador. The Forces have three branches: the Salvadoran Army, the Salvadoran Air Force and the Navy of El Salvador.
^ ab"CIA – The World Factbook – El Salvador". Central Intelligence Agency. 24 November 2021.
^International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 413. ISBN 9781032012278.
^"El Salvador Military Facts & Stats". Nationmaster.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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