Military service 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; women not subject to conscription, but can volunteer to serve in non-combat military positions (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 17-49: 1,573,995
females age 17-49: 1,346,642 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 17-49: 1,348,076
females age 17-49: 1,158,011 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 60,625
females age 17-49: 58,218 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$1.4 billion (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
11.4% (2005 est.)
Transnational Issues Jordan
Disputes - international:
2004 Agreement settles border dispute with Syria pending demarcation
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 1,827,877 (Palestinian Refugees
(UNRWA))
IDPs: 168,000 (1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2005)
This page was last updated on 19 December, 2006