Somalia Military 1997

Military branches NA; note - no functioning central government military forces; clan militiascontinue to battle for control of key economic or political prizes

Military manpower - military age
males: 1,615,598 years of age (1997 est.)

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 2,408,639 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 901,827 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

Disputes - international most of the southern half of the boundary with Ethiopia is a ProvisionalAdministrative Line; territorial dispute with Ethiopia over the Ogaden

NOTE: The information regarding Somalia 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 Somalia Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Somalia Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.