Costa Rica Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Civil Guard, Rural Assistance Guard

Military manpower: males 15-49, 727,000; 494,000 fit for military service; about 33,000 reach military age (18) annually

Supply: dependent on imports from US

Military budget: for fiscal year ending 31 December 1985, $17.0 million for Ministry of Public Security, including the Civil Guard; about 3.0% of total central government budget; $19.5 million for Ministry of Government and Police; 3.4% of total central government budget

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.