Djibouti:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 16-25 years of age for voluntary military training; no conscription (2008)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 111,274 females age 16-49: 105,168 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 54,460 females age 16-49: 51,684 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 3.8% (2006)

Disputes - international	Definition Djibouti maintains economic ties and border accords with "Somaliland" leadership while maintaining some political ties to various factions in Somalia; Kuwait is chief investor in the 2008 restoration and upgrade of the Ethiopian-Djibouti rail link
Refugees and internally displaced persons	Definition refugees (country of origin): 8,642 (Somalia) (2007)