Jordan Military - 2004

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SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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:
17 years of age (conscription at age 18 was suspended in 1999, although all males under age 37 are required to register; recruits are accepted from age 17) (2004 est.)

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)

NOTE: The information regarding Jordan on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jordan Military 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jordan Military 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.

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