Military branches: Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine
Corps), Air Force
Military manpower—military age: 20 years of age
Military manpower—availability:
males age 15-49: 20,228,797 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 14,261,514 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—reaching military age annually:
males: 818,006 (1999 est.)
Military expenditures—dollar figure: $995 million (1998)
Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 1.5% (1998)
Transnational Issues
Disputes—international: involved in a complex dispute over the
Spratly Islands with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly
Brunei; claim to Malaysia's Sabah State has not been fully revoked
Illicit drugs: exports locally produced marijuana and hashish to
East Asia, the US, and other Western markets; serves as a transit
point for heroin and crystal methamphetamine