Branches: NA

Military manpower: males 15-49, 298,249; 176,660 fit for military service

Defense expenditures: 4.9% of GNP (1986)

Note: the South-West Africa Territorial Force, established in 1980, was demobilized in June 1989; a new national defense force will probably be formed by the new government

NOTE: The information regarding Namibia on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Namibia Defense Forces 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Namibia Defense Forces 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.