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Armed forces growth
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150 |
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[10th of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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50,000 |
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[70th of 166]
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Definition: Military > Armed forces personnel |
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Source: 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 |
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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26,000,000 constant 1990 US$
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[58th of 100]
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Definition: Military > Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ |
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Source: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
Branches
Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF): Army (includes Marine Unit), Air Force |
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Definition: Military > Branches |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
Conscription
No conscription. |
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Definition: Military > Conscription |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Conventional arms imports
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$19,000,000.00 |
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[60th of 85]
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Definition: Military > Conventional arms imports |
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Source: 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) |
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
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11.06 %
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[23rd of 88]
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Definition: Military > expenditure > % of central government expenditure |
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Source: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm. |
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expenditure > % of GDP
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2.45 %
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[39th of 145]
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Definition: Military > expenditure > % of GDP |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Expenditures
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2.2 % of GDP |
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[40th of 87]
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Definition: Military > Expenditures |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$170,300,000.00 |
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[38th of 111]
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Definition: Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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6,352,416 |
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[42nd of 162]
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Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Females |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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6,532,894 |
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[45th of 210]
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Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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5,476,610 |
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[49th of 175]
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Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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384,638 |
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[29th of 226]
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Definition: Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Ongoing conflicts > Start of Conflict
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1987 |
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Definition: Military > Ongoing conflicts > Start of Conflict |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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personnel
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47,000
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[76th of 170]
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Definition: Military > personnel |
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Source: Wikipedia: Ongoing conflicts
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personnel > % of total labor force
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0.4 %
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[132nd of 168]
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Definition: Military > personnel > % of total labor force |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
Service age and obligation
18-26 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military duty; 18-30 years of age for professionals; 9-year service obligation; the government has stated that recruitment below 18 years of age could occur with proper consent and that "no person under the apparent age of 13 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces"; Ugandan citizenship and secondary education required |
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Definition: Military > Service age and obligation |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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US military exports
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$736.00 thousand |
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[46th of 109]
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Definition: Military > US military exports |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Weapon holdings
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286,000 |
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[95th of 137]
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Definition: Military > Weapon holdings |
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Source: Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy |
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