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Military branches:
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Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) (Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command or SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,577,136 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,113,787 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 58,840 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$757.5 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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8.6% (FY01) |
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