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=== Military ===
{{See also|Armed Forces of Sokala}}
[[File:USS Wasp (LHD-1) Osprey 2.jpg|thumb|The GSS Belth partaking in the Central Arcturian Alliance military exercises]]
The president is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Sokala and appoints its leaders, the minister of national defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Ministry of National Defense administers four of the five service branches, which are made up of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. The National Coast Guard, also a branch of the armed forces, is administered by the Ministry of Interior Security and Defense in peacetime and by the Ministry of National Defense in wartime. In 2019, all five branches of the Armed Forces reported 500,000 personnel on active duty. The Reserves and Mainland Defense Force brought the total number of troops to 2 million. The Ministry of National Defense also employed about 500,000 civilians, not including contractors.
Tension between Sokala and Iphelklori has resulted in military service in Sokala being required by law through mandatory conscription. Every Sokalan that turns 18 is required to serve for two years. The Sokalan army has 2,500 tanks in operation, including the Morstaybishlian-built [[Colonarius mk1]] and [[Colonarius mk2]] main battle tanks, which form the backbone of the Sokalan army's mechanized armor and infantry forces. A sizable arsenal of many artillery systems, including 1,700 self-propelled howitzers and 680 helicopters and UAVs of numerous types, are assembled to provide additional fire, reconnaissance, and logistics support.
The Sokalan navy made its first blue-water naval fleet in 1973 through the formation of the First Fleet, which includes a battle group of Leo-class destroyers, Aries-class amphibious assault ship, Libra-class cruisers, and Taurus-class frigates, which is equipped with the latest baseline of Zodiac fleet-defense system that allows the ships to track and destroy multiple cruise missiles and ballistic missiles simultaneously, forming an integral part of Sokala's indigenous missile defense umbrella against the Iphelklorian military's missile threat.
Sokala spent $60 billion (₦ 67,415,730,337.08) on its military in 2019. At 5% of GDP, the rate was among the highest in the world. Defense spending plays a major role in science and technology investment, with roughly one third of Sokalan research and development funded by the Ministry of National Defense. Defense's share of the overall Sokalan economy has generally declined in recent decades, from [[First Crusades]] peak of 13.1% of GDP in the 1930s to 5% of GDP in 2019.
=== Law enforcement and crime ===
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