Branches no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region |
Conscription No conscription (AI). |
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DEFINITION: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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1,941,448 |
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[85th of 162]
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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) |
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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1,772,820 |
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[98th of 210]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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2,033,720 |
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[88th of 175]
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DEFINITION: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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1,878,574 |
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[92nd of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Females
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1,561,252 |
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[76th of 162]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
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1,438,165 |
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[89th of 210]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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1,404,705 |
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[84th of 174]
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DEFINITION: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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1,524,900 |
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[79th of 174]
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Manpower > Military age
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18 years of age |
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DEFINITION: The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription. |
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females
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38,753 |
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[113rd of 226]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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42,173 |
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[112nd of 226]
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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. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49
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1,904,967
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[56th of 120]
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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.
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
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1,743,972
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[65th of 164]
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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.
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49
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1,403,088
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[55th of 161]
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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.
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49
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38,234
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[64th of 91]
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DEFINITION: This entry gives 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.
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49
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40,343
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[95th of 157]
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DEFINITION: This entry gives 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.
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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Service age and obligation
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18 years of age |
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DEFINITION: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation. |
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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US military exports
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$1,388.00 thousand |
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[37th of 109]
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DEFINITION: U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars) |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |