Branches: Royal Nepalese Army, Royal Nepalese Army Air Service, Nepalese Police Force

Military manpower: males 15-49, 4,403,354; 2,279,700 fit for military service; 216,890 reach military age (17) annually

Military budget: $39 million, 15.2% of central government budget (FY89)

NOTE: The information regarding Nepal 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 Nepal Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nepal Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.