Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces,Coast Guard

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 663,032 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 393,541 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 18,340 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $3.5 billion (FY95/96)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 12.8% (FY95/96)

Disputes - international in November 1994, Iraq formally accepted the UN-demarcated border withKuwait which had been spelled out in Security Council Resolutions 687 (1991),773 (1993), and 883 (1993); this formally ends earlier claims to Kuwait andto Bubiyan and Warbah islands; ownership of Qaruh and Umm al Maradim islandsdisputed by Saudi Arabia

NOTE: The information regarding Kuwait 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 Kuwait Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kuwait Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.