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Tabular Data - The Chinese Military
| Branches : |
People's Liberation Army (PLA): comprises ground forces, Navy (including naval infantry and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops, nominally a state security body but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA), militia |
| Military Age : |
18 years of age (2004 est.) |
| Manpower Availability : |
males age 15-49: 379,524,688 (2004 est.) |
| Fit For Military Service : |
males age 15-49: 208,143,352 (2004 est.) |
| Reaching Age Annually : |
males: 12,494,201 (2004 est.) |
| Expenditures : |
$60 billion (2003 est.) |
| Expenditures - % of GDP : |
3.5-5.0% (FY03 est.) |
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