Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 4,725,514 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 246,343 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$18 billion (2002)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
10% (2002)
Transnational Issues Saudi Arabia
Disputes - international:
nomadic groups on border region with Yemen resist demarcation of
boundary; Yemen protests Saudi erection of a concrete-filled pipe as
a security barrier in 2004 to stem illegal cross-border activities
in sections of the boundary; Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue
discussions on a maritime boundary with Iran; because the treaties
have not been made public, the exact alignment of the boundary with
the UAE is still unknown and labeled approximate
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 240,000 (Palestinian Territories)
(2004)
Illicit drugs:
death penalty for traffickers; increasing consumption of heroin,
cocaine, and hashish; not a major money-laundering center, improving
anti-money-laundering legislation
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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