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Military
Military branches: 

Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; includes Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force); Ministry of the Interior's Public Security Force (falls under JAF only in wartime or crisis situations) 

Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age 
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 1,458,571 (2001 est.) 
Military manpower - fit for military service:  males age 15-49: 1,034,109 (2001 est.) 
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 57,131 (2001 est.) 
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $608.9 million (FY98/99) 
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:  7.8% (FY98/99)
 

Last Updated on 10/25/2002 08:49 AM

 

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