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Military branches:
South African National Defence Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Service), South African Police Service (SAPS)
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49:
11,924,500 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49:
7,247,696 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males:
471,221 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$2,653.4 million (FY03)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.7% (FY03)
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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This article contains information from the CIA World Factbook, 2004 edition.
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