@Bangladesh:Military
Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Armed Police Reserve, Village Defense Parties, National Cadet Corps)
Military manpower-availability: males age 15-49: 33,780,741 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 19,984,761 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $481 million (FY95/96)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 1.7% (FY95/96)
@Bangladesh:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: a portion of the boundary with India is indefinite
Illicit drugs: transit country for illegal drugs produced in neighboring countries
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