South Africa Military 2009, CIA World Factbook




South Africa Military 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/south_africa/south_africa_military.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Military branches:
South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army, South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), Joint Operations Command, Military Intelligence, South African Military Health Services (2009)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve in noncombat roles; 2-year service obligation (2007)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 11,622,507
females age 16-49: 11,501,537 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 7,641,557
females age 16-49: 6,518,793 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 511,616
female: 510,540 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:
1.7% of GDP (2006)

Military - note:
with the end of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the South African National Defense Force (SANDF); as of 2003 the integration process was considered complete

NOTE: The information regarding South Africa on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of South Africa Military 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about South Africa Military 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.

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