Malaysia Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Royal Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force

Military manpower-males 15-49,4,037,000; 2,560,000 fit for military service; 176,000 reach military age (21) annually

External defense dependent on loose Five Power Defense Agreement (FPDA), w hich replaced Anglo-Malayan Defense Agreement of 1957 as amended in 1963

Military budget: for fiscal year ending 31 December 1986, $1.8 billion; about 14% of central government budget

NOTE: The information regarding Malaysia on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malaysia 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malaysia 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.