Nicaragua
Military: NICARAGUA
Military branches:
National Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito Nacional de Nicaragua, ENN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months; requires Nicaraguan nationality and 6th-grade education (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,452,107
females age 16-49: 1,552,698 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,227,757
females age 16-49: 1,335,653 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 69,093
female: 67,522 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
country comparison to the world: 144
Transnational Issues: NICARAGUA
Disputes - international:
the 1992 ICJ ruling for El Salvador and Honduras advised a tripartite resolution to establish a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca, which considers Honduran access to the Pacific; legal dispute over navigational rights of San Juan River on border with Costa Rica
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for cocaine destined for the US and transshipment point for arms-for-drugs dealing