Military
Military branches: Botswana Defense Force (includes Army and Air
Wing), Botswana National Police
Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 343,929 (1997 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males: 180,692 (1997 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 17,632 (1997 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $199 million (FY93/94)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 5.2% (FY93/94)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: quadripoint with Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zimbabwe is in disagreement; dispute with Namibia over uninhabited Kasikili (Sidudu) Island in Linyanti (Chobe) River remained unresolved in January 1996 and the parties have agreed to refer the matter to the ICJ ______________________________________________________________________