Ecuador

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reliability 2 (good) GDP $54-billion 2009   Budget ~$650-million? 2009; Army ~50%   Personnel 50,000; nominal 100,000 reserves

 

 

For large scale administrative divisions CIA map, click here

 

Organization

 

From the mid 1950s until the early 1980s, the country was divided into four Military Zones, covering respectively, the north-central region, the northwestern coastal region, the southern region and the jungle region of the east.

 

The Ist,  IInd,  and IVth Zones were each garrisoned by a nominal Division, each of which consisted of only one Brigade and support units in peacetime, the IIIrd Zone containing three nominal Divisions. There were also both a Cavalry and a Special Forces Brigade outside the divisional structure. In the early 1980s the divisional organization was largely abandoned, only the three-brigade strong Ist TARQUI Infantry Division remaining in the IVth Military Zone. The Army then consisted of a total of five Infantry, one Armoured, one Special Forces and three Jungle Brigades. In the mid 1990s each Military Zone became an Army Division and an Artillery, an Army Aviation, an Engineer and a Logistic Support Brigade were formed. This arrangement remains in force.

 

The Brigades are not numbered consecutively and carry odd numbers in the series 1 to 27.

As this orbat is unusually detailed, we provide a summary of battalions and of the brigade assignments to divisions

 

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