Military branches Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Internal Security Forces

Military manpower - military age 15 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 216,444 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 119,781 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $256 million (1994)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 6.4% (1994)

Disputes - international territorial dispute with Qatar over the Hawar Islands; maritime boundarywith Qatar

NOTE: The information regarding Bahrain on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahrain Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahrain Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.