Editing Military Forces of Colombia (section)

==Funding==
In 2000, Colombia assigned 3.9% of its GDP to defense.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cálculo del Gasto en Defensa y Seguridad – GDS|url=https://www.mindefensa.gov.co/irj/go/km/docs/Mindefensa/Documentos/descargas2/anexos/9101_Nota_de_investigacion_01_Calculo_GDS.pdf|website=Ministerio de Defensa Nacional|publisher=Ministerio de Defensa de Colombia|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref> By 2008 this figure had risen to 4.8%, ranking it 14th in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Military expenditure (% of GDP)|url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?end=2008&start=1995&year_high_desc=true|website=The World Bank|publisher=The World Bank|access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref> The armed forces number about 250,000 uniformed personnel: 145,000 military and 105,000 police. These figures do not include assistance personnel such as cooks, medics, mechanics, and so on. This makes the Colombian military one of the largest and most well-equipped in Latin America. Many Colombian military personnel have received military training assistance directly in Colombia and also in the United States. The United States has provided equipment and financing to the Colombian military and police through the military assistance program, foreign military sales, and the international narcotics control program, all currently united under the auspices of [[Plan Colombia]].