Nepal's Military Strength in 2016

Nepal's Military Strength in 2016

 ● Nepal Ranked as 98 of 126

 □■□ MANPOWER:
● Total Population: 31,551,305
● Available Manpower: 14,600,000
● Fit for Service: 11,210,000
● Reaching Military Age Annually: 750,000
● Active Frontline Personnel: 95,000
● Active Reserve Personnel: 62,000

 □■□ LAND SYSTEMS - Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks , light
tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).
● Tanks: 0
● Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 1,480
● Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 0
● Towed-Artillery: 120
● Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 0

 □■□ AIR POWER - Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft
from all branches of service.

●Total Aircraft: 22
●Fighters/Interceptors: 0
●Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 0
●Transport Aircraft: 22
●Trainer Aircraft: 0
●Helicopters: 18
●Attack Helicopters: 0

  □■□ RESOURCES (PETROLEUM) - Despite the advances made in
battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fightingforce and supporting economy.

●Oil Production: 0 bbl/day
●Oil Consumption: 19,250 bbl/day
●Proven Oil Reserves: 0 bbl

 □■□ LOGISTICAL - War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from / to points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force adds to available wartime industry strength.

●Labor Force: 14,760,000
●Merchant Marine Strength: 0
●Major Ports and Terminals: 0
●Roadway Coverage: 17,282
●Railway Coverage: 59
●Serviceable Airports: 47

 □■□ FINANCIAL (in USD) - Regardless of strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.

●Defense Budget: $210,000,000
●External Debt: $3,727,000,000
●Reserves of Foreign Exchange and ●Gold: $6,034,000,000
●Purchasing Power Parity: $67,140,000,000

 □■□ GEOGRAPHY (in km) - Geographical values primarily figure
into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).

●Square Land Area: 147,181 km
●Coastline: 0 km
●Shared Border: 3,159 km
●Waterways: 0 km (minimum value not met)

[ Sources: CIA factbook, Wikipedia etc. ]