Armed Forces of Uruguay

The Armed Forces of Uruguay ( or FF.AA. del Uruguay)  are the entity belonging to the Ministry of Defense that groups the National Army, the Navy and the Air Force. According to the Uruguayan constitution, they have the mission of fulfilling the requirements of National Defense, in order to safeguard the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the country, as well as to take care of strategic resources and contribute to the maintenance of internal peace.

These three branches are constitutionally subordinate to the President of Uruguay, who exercises supreme command through the Minister of National Defense. The operational command of the forces falls to the Chief of the Defense Staff. 

As of 2003, Uruguay has more than 3,000 Uruguayan soldiers in twelve United Nations peacekeeping missions. The largest contingents are stationed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. In the Sinai Peninsula, there is a detachment of 85 men. By 2020, almost 50,000 Uruguayan soldiers have participated in United Nations Peacekeeping missions in places such as the Congo, the Golan Heights, India-Pakistan, Lebanon, the Central African Republic and Colombia, among others. There are also Uruguayan forces commanded by the UN in the Sinai. Since 1993, 35 Uruguayan soldiers have died in Peacekeeping missions.

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