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| Military | Cuba |
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Military branches:
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Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) including Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), and Youth Labor Army (EJT); note - the Border Guard Troops (TGF) are controlled by the Interior Ministry |
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Military manpower - military age:
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17 years of age (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 3,120,702
note: both sexes are liable for military service (2003 est.) females age 15-49: 3,049,927 |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,923,967
females age 15-49: 1,875,412 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 81,095
females: 87,780 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$NA |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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roughly 4% (FY95 est.) |
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Military - note:
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Moscow, for decades the key military supporter and supplier of Cuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993 |
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