Jordan:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya), Special Operations Command (Socom); Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations) (2006)
Military service age and obligation	17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription at age 18 was suspended in 1999, although all males under age 37 are required to register; women not subject to conscription, but can volunteer to serve in non-combat military positions (2004)
Manpower available for military service	males age 17-49: 1,573,995 females age 17-49: 1,346,642 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	males age 17-49: 1,348,076 females age 17-49: 1,158,011 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military age annually	males age 18-49: 60,625 females age 17-49: 58,218 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	8.6% (2006)

Disputes - international	approximately two million Iraqis have fled the conflict in Iraq, with the majority taking refuge in Syria and Jordan; 2004 Agreement settles border dispute with Syria pending demarcation
Refugees and internally displaced persons	refugees (country of origin): 1,835,704 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)), 700,000 - 1,000,000 (Iraq) IDPs: 160,000 (1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2006)