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Armed forces growth
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0 |
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[70th of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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2,000 |
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[140th of 166]
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Conscription
No conscription (FWCC). |
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Conventional arms imports
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$1,000,000.00 |
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[85th of 85]
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expenditure > % of GDP
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2.36 %
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[33rd of 145]
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expenditure > current LCU
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217300000 |
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$34,000,000.00 |
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[138th of 170]
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Expenditures > Percent of GDP
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2.6 %
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[61st of 171]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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459,723 |
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[142nd of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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250,560 |
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[143rd of 174]
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Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49
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440,102
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[94th of 120]
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Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
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428,982
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[104th of 164]
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Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49
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160,681
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[99th of 119]
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Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49
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180,797
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[108th of 161]
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Note
the Lesotho Government in 1999 began an open debate on the future structure, size, and role of the armed forces, especially considering the Lesotho Defense Force's (LDF) history of intervening in political affairs |
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personnel
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2,000
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[152nd of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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0.32 %
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[140th of 168]
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Service age and obligation
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001) |
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US military exports
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$75.00 thousand |
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[96th of 109]
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Weapon holdings
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24,000 |
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[131st of 137]
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SOURCES: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC); SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm.; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy; Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho
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