|
Armed forces growth
|
0 |
|
[70th of 132]
|
|
Armed forces personnel
|
2,000 |
|
[140th of 166]
|
|
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
|
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
|
|
[90th of 100]
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Branches
Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) |
Conscription
No conscription (FWCC). |
|
Conventional arms imports
|
$1,000,000.00 |
|
[85th of 85]
|
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
|
6.76 %
|
|
[37th of 88]
|
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expenditure > % of GDP
|
2.36 %
|
|
[33rd of 145]
|
|
Expenditures
|
2.6 % of GDP |
|
[33rd of 87]
|
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
|
$32,300,000.00 |
|
[67th of 111]
|
|
Manpower > Availability > Females
|
522,485 |
|
[130th of 162]
|
|
Manpower > Availability > Males
|
525,203 |
|
[141st of 210]
|
|
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
|
459,723 |
|
[142nd of 175]
|
|
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
|
26,084 |
|
[138th of 226]
|
Note
Lesotho's declared policy is maintenance of its independent sovereignty and preservation of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa; restructuring of the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and Ministry of Defense and Public Service over the past five years has focused on subordinating the defense apparatus to civilian control and restoring the LDF's cohesion; the restructuring has considerably improved capabilities and professionalism, but the LDF is disproportionately large for a small, poor country; the government has outlined a reduction to a planned 1,500-man strength, but these plans have met with vociferous resistance from the political opposition and from inside the LDF |
|
personnel
|
2,000
|
|
[152nd of 170]
|
|
personnel > % of total labor force
|
0.32 %
|
|
[140th of 168]
|
Service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription |
|
US military exports
|
$75.00 thousand |
|
[96th of 109]
|
|
Weapon holdings
|
24,000 |
|
[131st of 137]
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