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Military branches:
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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)
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Military service age and obligation:
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16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 287,551,111
females age 16-49: 268,524,835 (2005 est.)
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 219,471,999
females age 16-49: 209,917,553 (2005 est.)
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Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males age 18-49: 11,446,452
females age 16-49: 10,665,877 (2005 est.)
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.5% (2006)
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