Military branches Royal Nepalese Army, Royal Nepalese Army Air Service, Nepalese PoliceForce

Military manpower - military age 17 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 5,556,791 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 2,888,628 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 268,085 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $36 million (FY92/93)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.2% (FY92/93)

Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic and international drugmarkets; transit point for heroin from Southeast Asia to the West

NOTE: The information regarding Nepal 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 Nepal Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nepal Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.