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Military branches:
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Botswana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Air Wing (2008)
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Military service age and obligation:
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18 is the apparent age of voluntary military service; the official qualifications for determining minimum age are unknown (2001)
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 487,853
females age 16-49: 464,278 (2008 est.)
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 290,093
females age 16-49: 257,700 (2008 est.)
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Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 23,007
female: 22,551 (2008 est.)
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Military expenditures:
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3.3% of GDP (2006)
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