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Uganda:
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Other pages in this profile of Uganda:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF): Army (includes Marine Unit), Air Force (2007) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 18-26 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military duty; 18-30 years of age for professionals; 9-year service obligation; the government has stated that recruitment below 18 years of age could occur with proper consent and that "no person under the apparent age of 13 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces" (2007) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 6,532,894 females age 16-49: 6,352,416 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 3,856,365 females age 16-49: 3,769,120 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 2.2% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition Uganda is subject to armed fighting among hostile ethnic groups, rebels, armed gangs, militias, and various government forces that extend across its borders; Uganda hosts 209,860 Sudanese, 27,560 Congolese, and 19,710 Rwandan refugees, while Ugandan refugees as well as members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) seek shelter in southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Garamba National Park; LRA forces have also attacked Kenyan villages across the border |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
Definition refugees (country of origin): 215,700 (Sudan); 28,880 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 24,900 (Rwanda) IDPs: 1.27 million (350,000 IDPs returned in 2006 following ongoing peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda) (2007) |
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