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Military branches:
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South African National Defense Force (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2003 est.)
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 11,865,280 (2003 est.)
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 7,211,075 (2003 est.)
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 471,578 (2003 est.)
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$1.746 billion (FY02)
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.7% (FY02)
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Military - note:
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with the end of Apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the South African National Defense Force (SANDF); as of 2003 the integration process was considered complete
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