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Salvadoran Armed Forces (FAES): Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2011) Military service age and obligation
18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation - 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs (2009) Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49 1,449,214
Females age 16-49 1,611,248 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service
Males age 16-49 1,079,038
Females age 16-49 1,373,368 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Male 71,530
Female 68,971 (2010 est.) Military expenditures World Ranking: 157
0.6% of GDP (2009)
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El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.