Thailand Military 1997

Military branches Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps),Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 17,076,040 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 10,315,765 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 591,094 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $4 billion (FY94/95)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.5% (FY94/95)

Disputes - international boundary dispute with Laos; unresolved maritime boundary with Vietnam;parts of border with Cambodia in dispute; maritime boundary with Cambodianot clearly defined

Illicit drugs a minor producer of opium, heroin, and marijuana; major illicit transitpoint for heroin en route to the international drug market from Burma andLaos; eradication efforts have reduced the area of cannabis cultivation andshifted some production to neighboring countries; opium poppy cultivationhas been reduced by eradication efforts; also a drug money-laundering center;rapidly growing role in amphetamine production for regional consumption; increasingindigenous abuse of methamphetamines and heroin

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