NationMaster - Zimbabwean Military statistics

Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-6	Air Commodore
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-7	Air Vice-Marshal
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-8	Air Marshal
Air force officer ranks > Other officers > OF-2	Flight Lieutenant
Armed forces growth	75	[75th of 132]
Armed forces personnel	75	[75th of 166]
Branches Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature	13 OCT 1999
Conscription No conscription.
Expenditures > Dollar figure	$64.00	[64th of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP	30 %	[30th of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49	65	[65th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49	68	[68th of 174]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49	42	[42nd of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49	46	[46th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49	60	[60th of 119]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49	59	[59th of 161]
Service age and obligation 18 years of age (est.) (2004)
US military exports	$55.00 thousand	[55th of 109]
Weapon holdings	81	[81st 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); 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.; 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: Zimbabwe, Republic of Zimbabwe

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