Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 286,178 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 150,398 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 5,432 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $400 million (1996 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 3.5% (1996 est.)

Disputes - international territorial dispute with Bahrain over the Hawar Islands; maritime boundarywith Bahrain; in 1996, agreed with Saudi Arabia to demarcate border per 1992accord; that process is ongoing

NOTE: The information regarding Qatar on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Qatar Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Qatar Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.