Patria y Libertad (English: "Fatherland and Freedom")
Founded
1925; 99 years ago (1925) (as National Guard) 2 September 1979; 44 years ago (1979-09-02)
Current form
1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Service branches
Army
Navy
Air Force
Headquarters
Managua
Website
ejercito.mil.ni
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]
Expenditures
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
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Nicaraguan Revolution
Ranks
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