Oman:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Royal Omani Armed Forces: Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman, RAFO) (2006)
Military service age and obligation	18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Manpower available for military service	males age 18-49: 719,871 females age 18-49: 508,621 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	males age 18-49: 581,444 females age 18-49: 435,107 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military age annually	males age 18-49: 26,391 females age 18-49: 25,466 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	11.4% (2005 est.)

Disputes - international	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	current situation: Oman is a destination country for men and women primarily from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India who migrate willingly, but may subsequently become victims of trafficking when subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude as domestic workers and laborers; there have been occasional reports that expatriate children engaged in camel racing may transit or reside in Omani territory tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Oman is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List because of a lack of evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons in 2005