Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Paramilitary Forces

Military manpower: males 15-49, 222,069,718; 131,069,121 fit for military service; about 9,380,575 reach military age (17) annually

Military budget: $8.97 billion, 19.6% of central government budget (FY89 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding India on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of India Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about India Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.