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Defense Forces
Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Medical Services.
Military manpower: males 15-49, 9,544,357; 5,828,167 fit
for military service; 419,815 reach military age (18) annually;
obligation for service in Citizen Force or Commandos begins
at 18; volunteers for service in permanent force must be
17; national service obligation is two years; figures include
the so-called homelands not recognized by the US.
Defense expenditures: 5% of GDP, or $4 billion (1989 est.).