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Thailand - Military

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Military:
Military branches: Royal Thai Army (RTA), Royal Thai Navy (RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Knogtap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2006)

Military service age and obligation: 21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; males are registered at 18 years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006)

Manpower available for military service: males age 21-49: 14,903,855
females age 21-49: 15,265,854 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:  
males age 21-49: 10,396,032
females age 21-49: 11,487,690 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:  
males age 18-49: 526,276
females age 21-49: 514,396 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.8% (2005 est.)

This information comes from the CIA World Factbook January 2008.
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