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Zambia Military 2018

SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 28, 2018

Military expenditures:
1.53% of GDP (2016) 1.75% of GDP (2015) 1.63% of GDP (2014) 1.36% of GDP (2013) 1.36% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]

Military branches:
Zambian Defense Force (ZDF): Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force, Zambia National Service (support organization) (2015)

Military service age and obligation:
national registration required at age 16; 18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Zambian citizenship required; grade 12 certification required; mandatory HIV testing on enlistment; mandatory retirement for officers at age 65 (Army, Air Force) (2012)

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Zambia Military 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES