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Military
Military branches: South African National Defense Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service or SAPS
Military manpower—military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower—availability:
males age 15-49: 11,330,692 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—fit for
military service:
males age 15-49: 6,889,631 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—reaching
military age annually:
males: 453,610 (1999 est.)
Military expenditures—dollar figure: $2 billion (FY99/00)
Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 2.2% (FY95/96)
Military—note: the National Defense Force continues to integrate former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces