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South Africa Military 2016
https://allcountries.org/world_fact_book_2016/south_africa/south_africa_military.html
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES











South Africa Military 2016
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on February 11, 2016

Military branches:
South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army, South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), South African Military Health Services (2013)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve in noncombat roles; 2-year service obligation (2012)

Military expenditures:
1.2% of GDP (2014) 1% of GDP (2013) 1.16% of GDP (2012) 1.14% of GDP (2011) 1.16% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]

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)


NOTE: The information regarding South Africa on this page is re-published from the 2016 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of South Africa Military 2016 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about South Africa Military 2016 should be addressed to the CIA.




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