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Term of the day
CubaMilitary
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Military branches: |
Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT)
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Military manpower - military age and obligation: |
17 years of age; both sexes are eligible for military service (2004)
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Military manpower - availability: |
males age 17-49: 2,967,865
females age 17-49: 2,913,559 (2005 est.)
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Military manpower - fit for military service: |
males age 17-49: 2,441,927
females age 17-49: 2,396,741 (2005 est.)
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually: |
males: 91,901
females: 87,500 (2005 est.)
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Military expenditures - dollar figure: |
$572.3 million (2003)
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
1.8% (2003)
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Military - note: |
Moscow, for decades the key military supporter and supplier of Cuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993
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More about Cuba:
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Geography
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Transnational Issues
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