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Africa > Swaziland > Military

SWAZI MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces personnel 0 [150th of 166]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ Time series [96th of 100]
Branches
Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes air wing)
Conscription
No conscription.
expenditure > % of GDP 1.7 % Time series [80th of 145]
expenditure > current LCU 184000000 Time series
Expenditures 4.7 % of GDP Time series [11th of 87]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $40,500,000.00 Time series [61st of 111]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 4.7% Time series [11th of 154]
Manpower > Availability > Males 266,311 Time series [153rd of 210]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 284,530 [152nd of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 289,985 Time series [152nd of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 122,260 Time series [157th of 210]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 168,257 Time series [150th of 174]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 15,951 Time series [148th of 226]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 227,617 [115th of 164]
personnel 3,000 Time series [156th of 170]
personnel > % of total labor force 1 % Time series [104th of 168]
Service age and obligation
18-30 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription
US military exports $142.00 thousand [86th of 109]

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SOURCES: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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); 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland

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