Military branches:
Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Army, Navy (Armada) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-month service obligation; no conscription but, as of May 2013, introduction of conscription was under discussion (2013)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
305,643
females age 16-49:
293,052 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
243,120
females age 16-49:
251,061 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
12,737
female:
12,389 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
2.92% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 22
2.6% of GDP (2011)
2.92% of GDP (2010)
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]