Military Somalia
Military branches:
A Somali National Army was attempted under the interim government;
numerous factions and clans maintain independent militias, and the
Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own
security and police forces
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,942,244 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,072,689 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$17.1 million (FY02)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.9% (FY02)
Transnational Issues Somalia
Disputes - international:
"Somaliland" secessionists provide port facilities to land-locked
Ethiopia and establish commercial ties with regional states;
"Puntland" secessionists clash with "Somaliland" secessionists to
establish territorial limits and clan loyalties, each seeking
support from neighboring states; Ethiopia maintains only an
administrative line with the Oromo region of southern Somalia and
maintains alliances with local Somali clans opposed to the
unrecognized Transitional National Government in Mogadishu
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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