Lesotho Military - 2005

https://allcountries.org/wfb2005/lesotho/lesotho_military.html
SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 400,457 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 162,857 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$32.3 million (2004)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.3% (2004)

Military - note:
the Lesotho Government in 1999 began an open debate on the future structure, size, and role of the armed forces, especially considering the Lesotho Defense Force's (LDF) history of intervening in political affairs

NOTE: The information regarding Lesotho on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lesotho Military 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lesotho Military 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.