Nicaragua Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Sandinista People’s Army, Sandinista Navy, Sandinista Air Force/Air Defense, Sandinista People’s Militia

Military manpower: males 15-49,678,000: 419,000 fit for military service; 33,000 reach military age (18) annually

Military budget: estimated for fiscal year ending 31 December 1985, $1.4 billion; 50% of central government budget (includes both defense and security expenditures)

NOTE: The information regarding Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nicaragua 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.