Military branches: NA; note - no functioning central government military forces; clan militias continue to battle for control of key economic or political prizes

Military manpower - military age: males: 1,615,598 years of age (1997 est.)

Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,408,639 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service: males: 901,827 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA%

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international: most of the southern half of the boundary with Ethiopia is a Provisional Administrative Line; territorial dispute with Ethiopia over the Ogaden ______________________________________________________________________

SOUTH AFRICA

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