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Botswana Military 2008

Military branches:
Botswana Defense Force (includes an air wing) (2006)

Military service age and obligation:
18 is the apparent age of voluntary military service; the official qualifications for determining minimum age are unknown (2001)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 350,649
females age 18-49: 361,642 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 136,322
females age 18-49: 136,315 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 21,103
females age 18-49: 21,379 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3.3% (2006)

NOTE: The information regarding Botswana on this page is re-published from the 2008 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Botswana Military 2008 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Botswana Military 2008 should be addressed to the CIA.