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Ecuador:
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Other pages in this profile of Ecuador:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 3,536,602 females age 16-49: 3,559,188 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 3,030,664 females age 16-49: 3,037,892 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 144,821 females age 16-49: 139,091 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 2.8% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia penetrate across Ecuador's shared border, which thousands of Colombians also cross to escape the violence in their home country |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
Definition refugees (country of origin): 11,526 (Colombia); note - UNHCR estimates as many as 250,000 Columbians are seeking asylum in Ecuador, many of whom do not register as refugees for fear of deportation (2007) |
Illicit drugs |
Definition significant transit country for cocaine originating in Colombia and Peru, with over half of the US-bound cocaine passing through Ecuadorian Pacific waters; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; attractive location for cash-placement by drug traffickers laundering money because of dollarization and weak anti-money-laundering regime; increased activity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups and Colombian insurgents |
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