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The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are governed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The three services have around 346,700 active personnel; conscription has never been imposed in Sri Lanka. As of 2021 it is the 14th largest military in the world, with 1.46% of the Sri Lankan population actively serving.
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Sri Lanka Army
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe
US$ 1.45 billion (2023)
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People's Republic of China
Russia
India
Pakistan[2]
Israel
United States
United Kingdom
Maldives
Nigeria[4]