Branches: Chinese People's Liberation Army (CPLA), CPLA Navy (including Marines), CPLA Air Force, Chinese People's Armed Police

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 335,382,062; 187,046,680 fit for military service; 10,967,622 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GNP

NOTE: The information regarding China on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of China Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about China Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.