Military branches Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) includes ground forces, Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Troops Militia (MTT), and Youth Labor Army (EJT); The Border Guard (TGF), which is controlled by the Interior Ministry

Military manpower - military age 17 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 3,060,954
females age 15-49: 3,010,932 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 1,898,351
females: 1,861,976 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 67,200
females: 63,716 (1998 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP roughly 4% (1995 est.)

Military - note Moscow, for decades the key military supporter and supplier of Cuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993

NOTE: The information regarding Cuba on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cuba Military 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cuba Military 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.