Military branches:
Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Land Forces, Navy (includes Marines), Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya), Popular Defense Forces (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
18-33 years of age for male and female compulsory and voluntary military service; 1-2 year service obligation; a requirement that completion of national sevice was mandatory before entering public or private sector employment has been cancelled (2011)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 10,433,973
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 10,411,443 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 6,475,530
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 6,840,885 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 532,030
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 512,476 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
3% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]