Defense Forces (Cuba)
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     Branches:
         Revolutionary Armed Forces (including Ground Forces, Revolutionary Navy
         (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force[DAAFR]), Ministry of Interior and Ministry
         of Defense Special Troops, Border Guard Troops, Territorial Militia Troops,
         Youth Labor Army, Civil Defense, National Revolutionary Police
     Manpower availability:
         eligible 15-49, 6,130,641; of the 3,076,276 males 15-49, 1,925,648 are fit
         for military service; of the 3,054,365 females 15-49, 1,907,281 are fit for
         military service; 97,973 males and 94,514 females reach military age (17)
         annually
     Defense expenditures:
         exchange rate conversion - $1.2-1.4 billion, 6% of GNP (1989 est.)