South Sudan Military 2016, CIA World Factbook

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South Sudan Military 2016

SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 12, 2016

Military branches:
Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA)

Military service age and obligation:
18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service; the Government of South Sudan signed a revised action plan with the UN in March 2012 to demobilize all child soldiers within the SPLA; UNICEF reported 250 confirmed cases of the SPLA's association with children at the end of 2012 (2012)

Military expenditures:
10.32% of GDP (2012) 5.8% of GDP (2011) 10.32% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 1
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]

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