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  1.  Defense Forces
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  3. Branches: Lao People's Army (LPA, which consists of an army 
  4. with naval, aviation, and militia elements), Air Force, 
  5. National Police Department.
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  7. Military manpower: males 15-49, 967,047; 517,666 fit for 
  8. military service; 44,176 reach military age (18) annually; 
  9. conscription age NA.
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  11. Defense expenditures: 3.8% of GDP (1987).
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