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Nepalese Armed Forces
| Nepalese Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Service branches | Nepali Army |
| Headquarters | Kathmandu |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | President Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Minister of Defence | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Chief of Army Staff | General Prabhu Ram Sharma |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | None |
| Fit for military service | 11,210,000, age 16–49[2] |
| Active personnel | 96,800 (2019)[1] |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $429 million (2019) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.4% (2019) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |  India China Bangladesh Poland Bulgaria Russia United States Thailand Israel |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Nepal |
The Nepalese Armed Forces are the military forces of Nepal. Composed primarily of the ground-based Nepali Army, organized into six active combat divisions, the Nepalese Armed Forces also operates the smaller Nepalese Army Air Service designed to support army operations and provide close light combat support.
- ↑ IISS 2019, pp. 294
- ↑ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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