Tanzania
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Introduction - Tanzania: | Location - Tanzania: | People - Tanzania: | Government - Tanzania: | Economy - Tanzania: | Communications - Tanzania: | Transportation - Tanzania: | Military - Tanzania: | Military branches | Tanzanian Peoples Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard), Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service (2007) | | Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for compulsory military service upon graduation from secondary school; 15 years of age for voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation, includes civic duties (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 7,422,869 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 3,879,630 (2005 est.) | | Refugees and internally displaced persons | refugees (country of origin): 393,611 (Burundi), 150,112 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2006) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 0.2% (2005 est.) | | 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 communitys efforts at repatriation; disputes with Malawi over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering Songwe River remain dormant | |
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