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World > Asia
> India > Military (Facts)
| Military branches: |
Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps) |
| Military service age and obligation: |
16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001) |
| Manpower available for military service: |
males age 16-49: 287,551,111
females age 16-49: 268,524,835 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 16-49: 219,471,999
females age 16-49: 209,917,553 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 11,446,452
females age 16-49: 10,665,877 (2005 est.) |
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