Population: 100 564 thousand people. The military budget is 3 billion dollars (2000). The regular forces are 192 770 people. The reserve - 300 000. Militarized formations: the territorial militarized militia - 14 000 people. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 12 months. Mobilization resources - 25,5 million people, including 18,6 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 144 000 people, 12 military districts, 3 army corps headquarters (three infantry brigades in each), 44 zone garrisons. Combat units: 1 mechanized and 81 infantry battalions, 19 motorized, 3 artillery and 1 lift-off special division in each garrison. The strategic reserve. Detached units of air defence and support.

Arms: about 200 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, up to 890 armored troop carriers, 194 towed pieces of ordnance, 5 75 mm self-propelled guns DN-5, 1 575 81 and 120 mm mortars, antitank missile systems Milan, 30 37 mm antitank guns M-3, 40 12,7 mm antiaircraft emplacements M-55, 40 20 mm antiaircraft guns Erlicon, portable surface-to-air missile systems RBS-70.

Air force: 11 770 people, 107 war-planes, 71 combat helicopters. Tactical elements: 1 air defence fighter squadron, 9 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 1 helicopter squadron, 1 reconnaissance air squadron, 5 transport air squadrons. Planes and helicopters: 10 F-5 Е and F, 70 PC-7, 17 AT-33, 16 Commander (500, 500S and 680), SA2-37A, 4 C-26, 2 BN-2, 12 C-47, C-54, 10 C-118, 9 C-130A, 5 DC-6 Skytren, 2 F.27, 5 Boeing 727, 12 IAJ-201, Boeing 757, 2 Boeing 737, 73 Cessna 182S, L-188, 5 T-59, 20 CAP-10, Bell 205, 22 Bell 206, 24 Bell 212, 24 MD-530F, 2 SA-330, SA-332, 4 UH-60, 6 S-70A, 11 Mi-8, 24 Mi-17, Mi-26T.

Naval forces: 37 000 people (including in aircraft and marines), two commands: the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico: 6 naval districts, 17 naval zones. Navy: 3 destroyers (2 Giring, Flatcher), 9 frigates (3 Nox, 2 Bronstein, 3 Lawrence, a training frigate Edsol), 42 patrol ships (4 Holzinger, 4 pr.2000, 6 Uribe, 17 Oak, 11 Admirable, Democrat, Guanahuato), 47 patrol vessels (including 3 Cape, 31 Azteka, 2 Point), 18 river patrol boats, 3 tank landing ships, 2 storm-boats, 21 support vessels (including 4 transports, 5 tankers, 2 oceanographic vessels Robert Conrad, 3 hydrographic vessels, 6 towboats, 1 training sailing vessel). Naval aircraft: 1 100 people, planes - over 50 (including 10 C-212, 2 C-180, 3 C-310, 1 DHC-5, 1 FH-227, 2 C-337, 2 C-402, 2 An-32, 8 Cessna-152, 10 F-33C, 10 L-90); helicopters - about 70 (including 12 Bo-105, 4 AS-335, 20 Mi-8/17, 4 Sa-319, 4 MD-500E, 20 UH-1H).

Marines: 10 000 people, 3 brigades of 3 battalions, 1 airborne brigade (3 battalions), 1 battalion of the presidential guard, 14 detached battalions, the coastguard group (2 battalions). Arms: 25 armored troop carriers VAP-3550, 15 105 mm towed howitzers, 6 MLRS Firos, 100 mortars, 106 mm recoilless guns, 20 mm and 40 mm antiaircraft guns.