Botswana
Military: Botswana
Military branches:
Botswana Defense Force (BDF): Ground Forces Command, Air Wing Command, Defense Logistics Command, Special Forces Group (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 557,647
females age 16-49: 531,095 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 340,949
females age 16-49: 302,332 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 23,649
female: 23,063 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
country comparison to the world: 43
Transnational Issues: Botswana
Disputes - international:
none