Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 9,032,834 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 5,558,462 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 429,334 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$581 million (2001 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.5% (1999)
Transnational Issues Sudan
Disputes - international:
the north-south civil war has drawn Sudan's neighbors into the
fighting, sheltering refugees, and infiltration by rebel groups -
Kenya and Uganda have acted as mediators; Sudan accuses Eritrea of
supporting Sudanese rebel groups; efforts to demarcate the porous
boundary with Ethiopia have been delayed by fighting in Sudan;
Kenya's administrative boundary still extends into the Sudan,
creating the "Ilemi triangle"; Egypt and Sudan retain claims to
administer the triangular areas that extend north and south of the
1899 Treaty boundary along the 22nd Parallel, but have withdrawn
their military presence; Egypt is economically developing the
"Hala'ib triangle"
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003