Branches: Lao People's Army (LPA; including naval, aviation, and militia elements), Air Force, National Police Department

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,015,357; fit for military service 547,566; reach military age (18) annually 49,348 (1994 est.)

Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP

NOTE: The information regarding Laos on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Laos Defense Forces 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Laos Defense Forces 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.