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Introduction - Zimbabwe: | Location - Zimbabwe: | People - Zimbabwe: | Government - Zimbabwe: | Economy - Zimbabwe: | Communications - Zimbabwe: | Transportation - Zimbabwe: | Military - Zimbabwe: | Military branches | Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005) | | Military service age and obligation | 18-24 years of age for compulsory military service; women are eligible to serve (2007) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 2,778,404
females age 18-49: 2,681,531 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 1,304,424
females age 18-49: 1,115,096 (2005 est.) | | Refugees and internally displaced persons | refugees (country of origin): 6,536 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
IDPs: 569,685 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2006) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 3.8% (2006) | | Disputes international | Botswana built electric fences and South Africa has placed military along the border to stem the flow of thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing to find work and escape political persecution; Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |