Yemen Military - 2006

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SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Army (includes Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (includes Marines), Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard (2002)

Military service age and obligation:
in May 2001, Yemen's National Defense Council abolished compulsory military service and authorized a voluntary program for military service (2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 4,058,223
females age 18-49: 3,868,112 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 2,790,705
females age 18-49: 2,792,406 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 236,517
females age 18-49: 230,641 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$992.2 million (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
6.4% (2005 est.)

Military - note:
a Coast Guard was established in 2002

NOTE: The information regarding Yemen on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Yemen Military 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Yemen Military 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.