Armed forces personnel
96,000
0
DEFINITION:
Total armed forces (2000)
SOURCE:
IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Ranked 42nd.
Ranked 162nd.
Branches
Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM)
no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW))
DEFINITION:
The names of the ground, naval , air, marine, and other defense or security forces
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature
23 JUL 1998
24 SEP 1996
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Conscription
No conscription (AI ).
No conscription (FWCC).
DEFINITION:
A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
SOURCE:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC)
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
5,584,231
50,221
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 14 June, 2007
Ranked 32nd. 110 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 137th.
Manpower > Availability > Males
6,440,338
58,900
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 46th in 2008. 108 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 175th in 2008.
Manpower fit for military service > females age 16-49
6175274
44927
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
5,374,006
40,577
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 41st in 2008. 131 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 177th in 2008.
Manpower fit for military service > males age 16-49
6247306
43331
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49
4,574,854
33,837
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 14 June, 2007
Ranked 29th. 134 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 135th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females
247,309
2,290
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 46th in 2008. 107 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 182nd in 2008.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females (per capita)
9.8 per 1,000 people
10.6 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 103rd in 2008.
Ranked 79th in 2008. 9% more than Malaysia
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
260,725
2,385
DEFINITION:
The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 45th in 2008. 108 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 182nd in 2008.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males (per capita)
10.3 per 1,000 people
11.1 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 99th in 2008.
Ranked 72nd in 2008. 7% more than Malaysia
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > female
254812
2230
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > male
265008
2323
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
US military exports
$75,953.00 thousand
$32.00 thousand
DEFINITION:
U.S. Military Exports , for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars )
SOURCE:
Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy
Ranked 11th. 2373 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 100th.
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