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Venezuela - Military (Facts)

Military branches: National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN): Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada; includes Marines, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional) Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 30 months; all citizens of military service age (between 18 and 50 years old) are obligated to register for military service (2007) Manpower available for military service: males age 18-49: 6,236,012 females age 18-49: 6,137,622 (2005 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 4,907,947 females age 18-49: 5,151,843 (2005 est.) Manpower reaching military service age annually: males age 18-49: 252,396 females age 18-49: 237,300 (2005 est.)