Military branches Khmer Royal Armed Forces (KRAF) - created in 1993 by the merger of theCambodian People's Armed Forces and the two noncommunist resistance armies;note - the KRAF is also known as the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF);Resistance forces - National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge)

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 2,418,916 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 1,348,065 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 97,361 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $160 million (1996)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

Disputes - international offshore islands and sections of the boundary with Vietnam are in dispute;maritime boundary with Vietnam not defined; parts of border with Thailandin dispute; maritime boundary with Thailand not clearly defined

Illicit drugs transshipment country for Golden Triangle heroin en route to West; possiblybecoming money-laundering center; high-level narcotics-related corruptionreportedly involving government, military, and police; possible small-scaleopium, heroin, and amphetamine production; large producer of cannabis forthe international market

NOTE: The information regarding Cambodia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cambodia Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cambodia Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.