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South African
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BATHO
PELE - putting people first
South Africa currently increased
her budget on military equipment. The purchase of many
aircrafts has caused a lot of debate in South Africa. |
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Military branches: |
South African National Defense Force: Army, Navy,
Air Force, and Medical Services |
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Military manpower -
military age: |
18 years of age (2004 est.)
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Military manpower -
availability: |
males age 15-49: 11,924,500 (2004 est.)
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Military manpower -
fit for military service: |
males age 15-49: 7,247,696 (2004 est.)
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Military manpower -
reaching military age annually: |
males: 471,221 (2004 est.)
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Military expenditures
- dollar figure: |
$2,653.4 million (2003)
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Military expenditures
- percent of GDP: |
1.7% (2003) |
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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 |
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Disputes -
international: |
managed dispute with Namibia over the location of
the boundary in the Orange River |
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Illicit drugs: |
transshipment center for heroin, hashish,
marijuana, and cocaine; cocaine consumption on the rise; world's
largest market for illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally
from India through various east African countries; illicit cultivation
of marijuana; attractive venue for money launderers given the
increasing level of organized criminal and narcotics activity in the
region |
Source: CIA Fact Book
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