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Middle East > Yemen > Military

YEMENI MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air force personnel 39 [39th of 49]
Armed forces growth 66 [66th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 51 [51st of 166]
Army personnel 34 [34th of 49]
Branches
Army (includes Republican Guard), Navy (includes Marines), Yemen Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2007)
Conscription
Conscription exists (AI).
Conventional arms imports $17.00 [17th of 85]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $73.00 [73rd of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 7 % [7th of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 55 [55th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 56 [56th of 174]
Manpower > Military age 129 [129th of 129]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 39 [39th of 128]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 35 [35th of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 38 [38th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 35 [35th of 119]
Navy personnel 41 [41st of 49]
Note
a Coast Guard was established in 2002
Tanks 14 tanks [14th of 22]
US military exports $99.00 thousand [99th of 109]

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SOURCES: Number of full-time military personnel in the air force.; Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.; Total armed forces (2000); ; The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).; Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). ; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.; The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. ; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. ; This entry includes miscellaneous military information of significance not included elsewhere. ; Approximate number of tanks.; U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Yemen, Republic of Yemen, Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah, Al Yaman, democratic yemen [former]

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