Military branches: |
South African National Defense Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service or SAPS
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Military manpower - military age: |
18 years of age
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Military manpower - availability: |
males age 15-49:
11,469,812 (2001 est.)
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Military manpower - fit for military service: |
males age 15-49:
6,977,328 (2001 est.)
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually: |
males:
466,399 (2001 est.)
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Military expenditures - dollar figure: |
$2 billion (FY00/01)
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
1.5% (FY99/00)
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Military - note: |
the National Defense Force continues to integrate former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces
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