Yemen:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Army (includes Republican Guard), Navy (includes Marines), Yemen Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2007)
Military service age and obligation	voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006)
Manpower available for military service	males age 18-49: 4,058,223 females age 18-49: 3,868,112 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	males age 18-49: 2,790,705 females age 18-49: 2,792,406 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military age annually	males age 18-49: 236,517 females age 18-49: 230,641 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	6.6% (2006)
Military - note	a Coast Guard was established in 2002

Disputes - international	Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along sections of the fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities
Refugees and internally displaced persons	refugees (country of origin): 78,582 (Somalia) (2006)