India Military - 2005

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SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 16-49: 287,551,111 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 219,471,999 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 11,446,452 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$16.97 billion (2004)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.5% (2004)

NOTE: The information regarding India on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of India Military 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about India Military 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.