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Oman:
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Other pages in this profile of Oman:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2008) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 802,455 females age 16-49: 626,841 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 663,881 females age 16-49: 543,410 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 34,238 females age 16-49: 33,139 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 11.4% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition boundary agreement reportedly signed and ratified with UAE in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah exclave, but details of the alignment have not been made public |
Trafficking in persons |
Definition current situation: Oman is a destination country for men and women primarily from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan who migrate willingly, but some of whom become victims of trafficking when subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude as domestic workers and laborers; mistreatment includes non-payment of wages, restrictions on movement and withholding of passports, threats, and physical or sexual abuse; Oman may also be a destination country for women from Asia, Eastern Europe, and North Africa for commercial sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 3 - Oman was rated as Tier 3 for the second consecutive year because it did not report any law enforcement efforts to prosecute and punish trafficking offenses in 2007 and continues to lack victim protection services or a systematic procedure to identify victims of trafficking (2008) |
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