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Qatar:
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Other pages in this profile of Qatar:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF) (2007) |
Military service age and obligation |
18 years of age for voluntary military service; land forces enlisted personnel are largely unprofessional foreign nationals (2005) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 18-49: 302,873 females age 18-49: 137,856 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 238,566 females age 18-49: 116,595 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 7,851 females age 18-49: 7,040 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
10% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
none |
Trafficking in persons |
current situation: Qatar is a destination country for men and women from South and Southeast Asia who migrate willingly, but are subsequently trafficked into involuntary servitude as domestic workers and laborers; the problem of trafficking of foreign children as camel jockeys was thoroughly addressed by government action in 2005, but independent confirmation of the problem's complete elimination is not yet available tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Qatar has made noticeable progress in rescuing and repatriating child camel jockeys, establishing a shelter for abused domestic workers, and creating hotlines to register complaints; however, Qatar is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide sufficient evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking in persons in 2005, particularly with regard to labor exploitation |
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