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Southeast Asia > Thailand > Military

THAI MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid, estimates $24.00 [24th of 24]
Air force personnel 14 [14th of 49]
Armed forces growth 49 [49th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 15 [15th of 166]
Army personnel 16 [16th of 49]
Branches
Royal Thai Army (RTA), Royal Thai Navy (RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Knogtap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2006)
Conscription
Conscription exists (FWCC).
Conventional arms exports $34.00 [34th of 40]
Conventional arms imports $36.00 [36th of 85]
Employment in arms production 49 [49th of 56]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $39.00 [39th of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 92 % [92nd of 171]
Iraq Coalition casualties 11 [11th of 18]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 18 [18th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 20 [20th of 174]
Manpower > Military age 49 [49th of 129]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 17 [17th of 128]
Navy personnel 4 [4th of 49]
US military exports $8.00 thousand [8th of 109]
Weapon holdings 32 [32nd of 137]

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SOURCES: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000.; Number of full-time military personnel in the air force.; Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.; Total armed forces (2000); ; The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Exports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).; Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). ; Number of military fatalities in Iraq since March 20th, 2003.; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; 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.; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.; 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.; U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand

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