Botswana Military
Military branchesBotswana Defense Force (including an Air Wing)
Military manpower - military age and obligation
18 is the apparent age of voluntary military service; the official qualifications for determining minimum age are unknown (2001)
Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 381,801 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service
males age 15-49: 202,176 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 20,651 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure
$298.9 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP
3.6% (2003)
