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MilitaryMilitary branches
Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER, includes Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT)); Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR, includes Marine Corps); Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (Defensas Anti-Aereas y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria, DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT) (2011) Military service age and obligation
17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation; both sexes subject to military service (2006) Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49 2,998,201
Females age 16-49 2,919,107 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service
Males age 16-49 2,446,131
Females age 16-49 2,375,590 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Male 72,823
Female 69,108 (2010 est.) Military expenditures World Ranking: 29
3.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Military - note
The collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the Cuban military of its major economic and logistic support and had a significant impact on the state of Cuban equipment; the army remains well trained and professional in nature; while the lack of replacement parts for its existing equipment has increasingly affected operational capabilities, Cuba remains able to offer considerable resistance to any regional power
(2010)
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Rio Grande Provincia De Matanzas
Juana Maria Provincia Mayabeque
San Benedicto Provincia De Ciudad De La Habana
Los Portales Provincia De Pinar Del Rio
La Julia Provincia De Santiago De Cuba
Los Guiros Provincia De Matanzas
El Reinal Las Tunas
Plantano Macho Provincia De Villa Clara |