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Djibouti:
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Other pages in this profile of Djibouti:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force) |
Military service age and obligation |
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 18-49: 95,328 females age 18-49: 87,795 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 46,020 females age 18-49: 42,181 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
3.8% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
Djibouti maintains economic ties and border accords with "Somaliland" leadership while maintaining some political ties to various factions in Somalia; thousands of Somali refugees await repatriation in UNHCR camps in Djibouti |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
refugees (country of origin): 9,828 (Somalia) (2006) |
Trafficking in persons |
current situation: Djibouti is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and possibly forced labor; small numbers are trafficked from Ethiopia and Somalia for sexual exploitation; economic migrants from these countries also fall victim to trafficking upon reaching Djibouti City or the Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor; women and children from neighboring countries reportedly transit Djibouti to Arab countries and Somalia for ultimate use in forced labor or sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so based partly on the government's commitments to undertake future action |
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