| Military branches: |
Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) (2006) |
| Military service age and obligation: |
17 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years plus time for training (2001) |
| Manpower available for military service: |
males age 17-49: 2,548,455
females age 17-49: 2,462,601 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 17-49: 1,282,195
females age 17-49: 1,256,390 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 126,694
females age 17-49: 123,586 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
5.7% (2006)
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