United Arab Emirates:
Military & Transnational Issues

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Military branches	Definition United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force and Air Defense, National Coast Guard (2008)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 18 years of age (est.) for voluntary military service; 18 years of age for officers and women; no conscription (2008)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 2,405,884 (includes non-nationals) females age 16-49: 884,853 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 2,004,558 females age 16-49: 760,637 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 25,856 females age 16-49: 23,085 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 3.1% (2005 est.)

Disputes - international	Definition boundary agreement was signed and ratified with Oman in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves, but contents of the agreement and detailed maps showing the alignment have not been published; Iran and UAE dispute Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island, which Iran occupies
Illicit drugs	Definition the UAE is a drug transshipment point for traffickers given its proximity to Southwest Asian drug-producing countries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls improving, but informal banking remains unregulated