Nicaraguan Armed Forces
| Nicaraguan Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Armadas de Nicaragua (Spanish) | |
| Motto | Patria y Libertad (English: "Fatherland and Freedom") |
| Founded | 1925 (as National Guard) 2 September 1979 |
| Current form | 1995 |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Managua |
| Website | ejercito |
| Leadership | |
| Supreme Commanders-in-Chiefs | Daniel Ortega Rosario Murillo |
| Minister of Defense | Rosa Adelina Barahona Castro |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Army | Julio César Avilés Castillo |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 years of age |
| Conscription | No |
| Active personnel | 45,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $32 million |
| Percent of GDP | 0.9% (2012 est.) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Industria Militar Coronel Santos López |
| Foreign suppliers | China Cuba Czech Republic India Indonesia Iran North Korea Mexico Poland Russia Ukraine Vietnam Former: Israel Taiwan |
| Related articles | |
| History | Nicaraguan Revolution |
| Ranks | Nicaragua military ranks |
The Nicaraguan Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Nicaragua) are the military forces of Nicaragua. There are three branches: the Navy, the Army, and Air Force.