Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49:
17,621,080 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49:
10,603,857 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males:
580,014 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $2.075 billion (FY97/98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.3% (FY97/98)
Notes
The military is still trained in Thailand's native martial art, Lerdrit, the military version of Muay thai (Thaiboxing).