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Introduction - Nepal: | Location - Nepal: | People - Nepal: | Government - Nepal: | Economy - Nepal: | Communications - Nepal: | Transportation - Nepal: | Military - Nepal: | Military branches | Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service); Nepalese Police Force | | Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 6,107,091
females age 18-49: 5,744,989 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 4.193 million
females age 18-49: 3,853,102 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 308,031
females age 18-49: 286,604 (2005 est.) | | Refugees and internally displaced persons | refugees (country of origin): 106,248 (Bhutan), 20,153 (Tibet/China)
IDPs: 100,000-200,000 (ongoing conflict between government forces and Maoist rebels; displacement spread across the country) (2006) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 1.6% (2006) | | Disputes international | joint border commission continues to work on contested sections of boundary with India, including the 400 square kilometer dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India has instituted a stricter border regime to restrict transit of Maoist insurgents and illegal cross-border activities; approximately 106,000 Bhutanese Lhotshampas (Hindus) have been confined in refugee camps in southeastern Nepal since 1990 | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |