Population: 5 607 thousand people. The military budget is 80,9 million dollars (2001). The regular forces are 18 600 people. The reserve - 164 500 people. Militarized formations (special police service) - 14 800 people. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch: land forces and air force - 12 months, naval forces - 24. Mobilization resources - 1,3 million people, including 949 thousand able-bodied men.

Land forces: 14 900 people, 3 army corps headquarters, 9 division headquarters, 15 regiments (9 infantry, 3 cavalry, 3 mechanized), 3 artillery and 1 anti-aircraft artillery battalion. 4 engineer battalions, regiments of protection of the president (2 battalions, 1 artillery battery), 20 frontier groups.

Arms: 12 tanks and heavy infantry fighting vehicles, 43 armoured reconnaissance vehicles (of them 30 EE-9 Cascavel), 10 armored troop carriers EE-11 Urutu, 41 towed guns, 80 81 mm mortars, 60 antiaircraft guns.

Air force: 1 700 people (600 in service for a fixed period), 28 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Planes and helicopters; 12 F-5 Е and F, 6 AT-33, 6 EMB-326, 4 T-27, 6 T-6, 10 T-23, 5 T-25, 10 T-35, Cessna 185, 4 C-206, 2 C-402, T-41, 5 C-47, 4 C-212, 3 DC-6B, DHC-6, C-131D, 4 HB-350, 3 UH-1 (B, H), 4 UH-12, 4 Bell 47G.

Naval forces: 2 000 people (including coastguard, aircraft, river guard and 900 marines). Navy: 4 patrol ships, 8 patrol boats, 15 river boats, 2 transports, 4 towboats, 1 hydrographic vessel, 3 storm-boats, 1 presidential yacht. Naval aircraft: 100 people, planes - 7 (2 AT-6G, 2 Cessna 150, 2 C-206 and C-210); helicopters - 6 (2 HB-350B, 4 R-44).