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Africa > Uganda > Military

UGANDAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth 10 [10th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 70 [70th of 166]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 58 constant 1990 US$ ... [58th of 100]
Branches
Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF): Army (includes Marine Unit), Air Force (2007)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 14 MAR 2001
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 07 NOV 1996
Conscription
No conscription.
Conventional arms imports $60.00 [60th of 85]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $103.00 [103rd of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 74 % [74th of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 49 [49th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 53 [53rd of 174]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 31 [31st of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 33 [33rd of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 36 [36th of 119]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 37 [37th of 161]
Ongoing conflicts > Start of Conflict 1987
Service age and obligation
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military duty; the government has stated that recruitment below that age could occur with proper consent and that "no person under the apparent age of 13 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces"
US military exports $46.00 thousand [46th of 109]
Weapon holdings 95 [95th of 137]

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SOURCES: Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.; Total armed forces (2000); Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.; The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).; Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). ; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. ; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. ; This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation. ; U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars);

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Uganda, Republic of Uganda

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