males age 16-49: 4,886,103

females age 16-49: 5,525,764 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 365,567

female: 352,643 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:

1.6% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 104

Transnational Issues ::Nepal

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