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Military of Botswana

Military branches:Botswana Defense Force (includes an air wing) (2006)
Military service age and obligation:18 is the apparent age of voluntary military service; the official qualifications for determining minimum age are unknown (2001)
Manpower available for military service:males age 18-49: 350,649
females age 18-49: 361,642 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:males age 18-49: 136,322
females age 18-49: 136,315 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:males age 18-49: 21,103
females age 18-49: 21,379 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:3.3% (2006)

Botswana Quickstats

  • Population: 1,815,508
  • Area: 600,370 sq km
  • Density: 3.0 /km² (220th)
  • GDP (total): $18.72 billion (114th)
  • GDP (per capita): $11,400 (60th)
  • Literacy: 81.2%

Languages of Botswana

  • Setswana 78.2%
  • Kalanga 7.9%
  • Sekgalagadi 2.8%
  • English 2.1%
  • Other 8.6%

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  • Currency: Pula (BWP)
  • Dial code: +267

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