Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 4,933,217 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 3,789,627 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males: 174,049 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$514.8 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.6% (2004)
Transnational Issues Sri Lanka
Disputes - international: none
Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs: 362,000 (both Tamils and non-Tamils displaced due to Tamil conflict); 555,000 (resulting from 26 December 2004 tsunami) (2004)
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005