males age 16-49: 11,622,507 females age 16-49: 11,501,537 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 6,042,498 females age 16-49: 5,471,103 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 529,201 female: 522,678 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures:
1.7% of GDP (2006)
Military - note:
with the end of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the South African National Defense Force (SANDF); as of 2003 the integration process was considered complete
Transnational Issues
South Africa