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Military of India

Military branches:Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)
Military service age and obligation:16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Manpower available for military service:males age 16-49: 287,551,111
females age 16-49: 268,524,835 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:males age 16-49: 219,471,999
females age 16-49: 209,917,553 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:males age 18-49: 11,446,452
females age 16-49: 10,665,877 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:2.5% (2006)

India Quickstats

  • Population: 1,129,866,154 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 3,287,590 sq km
  • Density: 329 /km² (31st)
  • GDP (total): 4,156 trillion[6] (4th)
  • GDP (per capita): 3,737 (118th)
  • Literacy: 61%

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  • Currency: Indian Rupee (₨) (INR)
  • Dial code: +91

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  • Penetration: 3.6 %
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