male: 268,468 female: 258,196 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures:
6.6% of GDP (2006)
Military - note:
a Coast Guard was established in 2002
Transnational Issues
Yemen
Disputes - international:
Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along sections of the fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 91,587 (Somalia) (2007)