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Military branches:
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People's Liberation Army (PLA): comprises ground forces, Navy (including naval infantry and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops, nominally a state security body but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA), militia
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2003 est.)
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 375,520,255 (2003 est.)
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 206 million (2003 est.)
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 10,973,761 (2003 est.)
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$55.91 billion (FY02)
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.3% (FY02)
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