males age 16-49: 5,473,552

females age 16-49: 5,493,188 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 487,742

female: 489,462 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:

0.2% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 170

Transnational Issues ::Tanzania

Disputes - international:

Tanzania still hosts more than a half-million refugees, more than any other African country, mainly from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite the international community's efforts at repatriation; disputes with Malawi over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering Songwe River remain dormant