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  2. Nicaraguan Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The army reform measures were launched with deep cuts in personnel strengths, the abolition of conscription, and disbanding of the militia. [9] The size of the army declined from a peak strength of 97,000 troops to an estimated 15,200 in 1993, accomplished by voluntary discharges and forced retirements. [9]

  3. List of countries by number of military and paramilitary ...

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    As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam , include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel.

  4. National Guard (Nicaragua) - Wikipedia

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    It is estimated that 4,252 Nicaraguan servicemen had been trained by the United States between 1970 and 1976 at the Inter-American Military Academy (a.k.a. "School of the Americas") at Fort Gulick in the Panama Canal Zone, in the Psychological and Special Warfare Academy at Fort Bragg, and at the Inter-American Defense College in Washington D.C.

  5. 12 Biggest Militaries in the World: Does Size Matter? - AOL

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    Military size has played a critical role throughout human history. However, as technology […] You can skip our detailed defense analysis and go directly to 5 Biggest Militaries in the World.

  6. Sandinista Popular Army - Wikipedia

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    The Sandinista Popular Army (SPA) (or People's Army; Ejército Popular Sandinista, EPS) was the military forces established in 1979 by the new Sandinista government of Nicaragua to replace the Nicaraguan National Guard, following the overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle.

  7. List of militaries by country - Wikipedia

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    14.5 Nicaragua. 14.6 Niger. 14.7 Nigeria. 14.8 North Korea. 14.9 North Macedonia. 14.10 Norway. 15 O. ... List of countries by number of military and paramilitary ...

  8. Nicaragua - Wikipedia

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    Nicaragua, [d] officially the Republic of Nicaragua, [e] is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 km 2 (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, [ 16 ] it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras .

  9. Nicaraguan Air Force - Wikipedia

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    A Nicaraguan Beechcraft King Air sits on the tarmac at La Aurora International Airport. The Nicaraguan Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Nicaragüense) is the air defense branch of the armed forces of Nicaragua. It continues the former Sandinista air units. Before 1979 the Nicaraguan National Guard had some air units (Fuerza Aérea de la ...