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Military of El Salvador
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Fuerza Armada de El Salvador (El Salvador Armed Forces) is the official name of the combined armed forces of El Salvador. It has been in existence since breaking up from the United Provinces of Central America in 1840.Recently, the El Salvadoran Army decided to follow the example of the Israel Defence Forces. Both nations have a similar population: 6,000,000 citizens.
Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force
Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,428,974 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 906,656 (2006est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 67,181 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $105 million (FY98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 0.9% (FY98)
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[1] | Notes |
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| Basler BT-67 |  United States |
tactical transport | 1 | ||
| Bell 205 | United States |
utility helicopter | UH-1H UH-1M |
10 5 |
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| Bell 407 | United States |
utility helicopter | 1 | ||
| Bell 412 | United States |
transport helicopter | 412EP | 4 | |
| Cessna 172 | United States |
trainer | T-41D | 1 | |
| Cessna 210 | United States |
utility | 2 | ||
| Cessna 337 | United States |
liaison | O-2A O-2B |
8 1 |
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| Cessna A-37 Dragonfly | United States |
attack | A-37B | 9 | |
| Douglas C-47 Dakota | United States |
tactical transport | 1 | ||
| ENAER T-35 Pillan |  Chile |
trainer | T-35A T-35B |
2 3 |
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| Fairchild Metroliner | United States |
transport | Merlin IIIB | 1 | |
| Fouga Magister |  France |
trainer | CM 170 | 1 | |
| MD Helicopters MD 500 | United States |
utility helicopter | MD 500E | 5 | |
| Piper PA-23 | United States |
utility | PA-23-250 | 1 | |
| Rockwell Commander | United States |
utility | Commander 114B | 1 | |
| Schweizer 300 | United States |
utility helicopter | 300C | 6 | |
| Socata Rallye | France |
utility | Rallye 235G | 6 |
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
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| Sovereign states | Antigua and Barbuda · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Canada · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama* · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Trinidad and Tobago* · United States |  |
| Dependencies and other territories |
Anguilla · Aruba* · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Greenland · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Montserrat · Navassa Island · Netherlands Antilles* · Puerto Rico · Saint Barthélemy · Saint Martin · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Turks and Caicos Islands · U. S. Virgin Islands | |
| * Territories also in or commonly reckoned elsewhere in the Americas (South America). | ||
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