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Introduction - Kuwait: | Location - Kuwait: | People - Kuwait: | Government - Kuwait: | Economy - Kuwait: | Communications - Kuwait: | Transportation - Kuwait: | Military - Kuwait: | Military branches | Land Forces, Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya), National Guard (2007) | | Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; reserve obligation to age 40 with 1 month annual training; women have served in police forces since 1999 (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 864,745
females age 18-49: 467,120 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 737,292
females age 18-49: 405,207 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 18,743
females age 18-49: 20,065 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 5.3% (2006) | | Disputes international | Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue negotiating a joint maritime boundary with Iran; no maritime boundary exists with Iraq in the Persian Gulf | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |