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Military

Namibia

Military branches:

Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, Air Wing), Police

Military manpower - availability:

males age 15-49: 468,934 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:

males age 15-49: 279,755 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:

$111.6 million (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

2.5% (2003)

 

Transnational Issues

Namibia

Disputes - international:

commission established with Botswana to resolve small residual disputes along the Caprivi Strip, including the Situngu marshlands along the Linyanti River; Botswana residents protest Namibia's planned construction of the Okavango hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls; managed dispute with South Africa over the location of the boundary in the Orange River; Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe boundary convergence is not clearly defined or delimited; Angolan rebels and refugees still reside in Namibia

Source: CIA Fact Book

 

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