Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Military branches: South African National Defense Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service or SAPS Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 11,557,242 (2002 est.) Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 7,031,337 (2002 est.) Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 466,399 (2002 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: $1.79 billion (FY01) Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.6% (FY01) Military - note: the National Defense Force continues to integrate former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces See also: South Africa This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.