Branches: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, Public
Security Forces (FUSEP)
Manpower availability: males age 15-49: 1,322,525 males fit for military service: 787,889 males reach military age (18) annually: 64,378 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $41 million, about 0.4% of GDP (1994)
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@Hong Kong ————-
(dependent territory of the UK)
Map —-
Location: 22 15 N, 114 10 E — Eastern Asia, bordering the South
China Sea and China
Flag ——
Description: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with the Hong Kong coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a shield (bearing two junks below a crown) held by a lion (representing the UK) and a dragon (representing China) with another lion above the shield and a banner bearing the words HONG KONG below the shield