2006-11-10 08:07:33 · 15 answers · asked by so5be6 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
People's Republic of China
2,255,000 Active Troops
800,000 Reserve Force
3,969,000 Paramilitary
7,024,000 Total
click here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_active_troops
2006-11-10 08:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Technically all of them. That's why it's called the People's Liberation Army. The Chinese spend about $40 billion to maintain their army.
2006-11-10 16:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on the wikipedia entry, there are around 2.25 million active troops in the Chinese standing army, 3.5 million if other paramilitary forces are counted.
2006-11-10 16:15:30 · answer #3 · answered by tagej 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the PLA (People's Liberation Army) they can call an army of 200 million men up in 48hrs if pressed.
2006-11-10 16:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by Crusader1189 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minimum Military Enlistment Age: 18 Years Old
Available Military Manpower: 342,956,265
Total Military Personnel: 7,024,000
Active Frontline Personnel: 2,255,000
Yearly Military Expenditure: $81,480,000,000
Available Purchasing Power: $8,182,000,000,000
Reported Gold Reserves: $795,100,000,000
Small Arms Authorized Exports (FY2005) : $100,000,000
Small Arms Authorized Imports (FY2005): $NR
2006-11-10 16:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Over 2 million and that's just the army for F@#K sake
2006-11-10 17:05:15 · answer #6 · answered by HHH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots. Every person has a mandatory service at some point or another so their army is huge in man power.
2006-11-10 16:09:07 · answer #7 · answered by proffalken1975 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 342,956,265
females age 18-49: 324,701,244 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 281,240,272
females age 18-49: 269,025,517 (2005 est.)
2006-11-10 16:11:42 · answer #8 · answered by sedrick a 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2 million plus
2006-11-10 16:09:04 · answer #9 · answered by Joe M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's impossible to know for sure, but the last estimate was over 8 million.
2006-11-10 16:10:34 · answer #10 · answered by SkepticThomas 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋