Short facts about the military of Malaysia

Military branches:

Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts

Military manpower - military age:

21 years of age

Military manpower - availability:

males age 15-49:  5,800,456 (2001 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:

males age 15-49:  3,514,023 (2001 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

males:  196,042 (2001 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:

$1.69 billion (FY00 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

2.03% (FY00)

Source: World Factbook