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Military branches:
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Botswana Defense Force (includes an Air Wing) |
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Military service age and obligation:
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18 is the apparent age of voluntary military service; the official qualifications for determining minimum age are unknown (2001) |
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 18-49: 350,649 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 18-49: 136,322 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males: 21,103 (2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$338.5 million (2004) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.9% (2004) |
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