Paraguay:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2008)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy (2006)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 1,589,873 females age 16-49: 1,585,573 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 1,327,730 females age 16-49: 1,356,989 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 72,109 females age 16-49: 70,509 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 1% (2006 est.)

Disputes - international	Definition unruly region at convergence of Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay borders is locus of money laundering, smuggling, arms and illegal narcotics trafficking, and fundraising for extremist organizations
Illicit drugs	Definition major illicit producer of cannabis, most or all of which is consumed in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile; transshipment country for Andean cocaine headed for Brazil, other Southern Cone markets, and Europe; weak border controls, extensive corruption and money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; weak anti-money-laundering laws and enforcement