@Botswana: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: 335,301 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 177,248 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-reaching military age annually: males: 18,148 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $199 million (FY93/94)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 5.2% (FY93/94)
@Botswana:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: quadripoint with Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe is in disagreement; dispute with Namibia over uninhabited Kasikili (Sidudu) Island in Linyanti (Chobe) River is presently at the ICJ; at least one other island in Linyanti River is contested