Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force; paramilitary forces--Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Armed Police Reserve, Coastal Police

Military manpower: males 15-49, 28,110,802; 16,686,644 fit for military service

Defense expenditures: 1.5% of GDP, or $309 million (FY90 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh Defense Forces 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh Defense Forces 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.