Military branches: Army, Air Force, paramilitary forces, Police

Military manpower-availability: males age 15-49: 2,037,123 (1998 est.)

Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 1,078,085 (1998 est.)

Military expenditures-dollar figure: $96 million (1995)

Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 2.7% (1995)

@Zambia:Transnational Issues

Disputes-international: quadripoint with Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe is in disagreement; Democratic Republic of the Congo-Tanzania-Zambia tripoint in Lake Tanganyika may no longer be indefinite since it has been informally reported that the indefinite section of the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Zambia boundary has been settled

Illicit drugs: transshipment point for methaqualone, heroin, and cocaine bound for Southern Africa and Europe; regional money-laundering center

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