Military branches:
Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) (Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal
Naval Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations
Command or SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls
under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis
situations
Military manpower - military age and obligation: 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription at age 18 was suspended in 1999, although all males under age 37 are required to register (2004)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,636,537 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,153,385 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 59,471 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$2,043.2 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
20.2% (2003)
Transnational Issues Jordan
Disputes - international:
border dispute settled with Syria in 2004
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 1,740,170 (Palestinian Refugees
(UNRWA))
IDPs: 800,000 (1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2004)