Cuba Military - 2005

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
17 years of age; both sexes are eligible for military service (2004)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 17-49: 2,967,865
females age 17-49: 2,913,559 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 17-49: 2,441,927
females age 17-49: 2,396,741 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 91,901
females: 87,500 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$572.3 million (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.8% (2003)

Military - note:
Moscow, for decades the key military supporter and supplier of Cuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993

NOTE: The information regarding Cuba on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cuba Military 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cuba Military 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.