Military branches:
Ecuadorian Armed Forces: Ecuadorian Land Force (Fuerza Terrestre Ecuatoriana, FTE), Ecuadorian Navy (Fuerza Naval del Ecuador (FNE), includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2012)
Military service age and obligation:
20 years of age for selective conscript military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecadorian birth requirement; 12-month service obligation (2008)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 3,728,906
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
3,844,918 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,834,213
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
3,269,535 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 152,593
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female:
147,143 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
0.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]