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Malawi Defense Forces (MDF): Army (includes Air Wing, Marine Unit) (2009) Military service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service; standard obligation is 2 years of active duty and 5 years reserve service (2007) Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49 3,514,809 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service
Males age 16-49 2,132,909
Females age 16-49 2,043,925 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Male 183,683
Female 183,028 (2010 est.) Military expenditures World Ranking: 112
1.3% of GDP (2006)
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Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009. As president, he oversaw some economic improvement. He died abruptly in April 2012 and was succeeded by his vice president, Joyce BANDA. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the spread of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi.