Population: 2 571 thousand people. The military budget is 3,9 billion dollars (2000). The regular forces are 65 000 people. Militarized formations: coastguard. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 792 thousand people, including 427,1 thousand able-bodied men.

Land forces: 59 000 people, 8 brigades (Royal guard, 2 armoured, 2 motorized infantry, 2 infantry, 1 artillery brigades), 2 detached infantry brigades of the emirate Dubai. Arms: 6 operative tactical rocket systems (in the army of Dubai), 487 tanks (of them 330 Leclerk), 615 infantry fighting vehicles (of them 600 BMP-3), 69 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 620 armored troop carriers, 80 towed guns, 181 155 mm self-propelled guns, 72 MLRS (of them 6 Smerch), 155 mortars, 305 antitank missile systems, 62 antiaircraft guns, more than 40 portable surface-to-air missile systems.

Air force: (including a wing of the air police): 4 000 people, 101 war-planes, 49 combat helicopters. Tactical elements: 3 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 1 air defence fighter squadron, 1 training air squadron, 3 SAM battalions. Planes and helicopters: 44 Mirage-2000 (Е, EAD, DAD and RAD), 34 Hawk-102 (Mk 63, Mk 63A, Mk 63C, Mk 61), 8 MB-326 (KD, LD), 7 MB-339A, BN-2, 4 C-130H, 2 L-100-30, 4 C-212, 7 CN-235M-100, 4 Il-76, 30 PC-7, 5 SF-260, 12 GROB G-115TA, 7 AS-332F, 10SA-342K, 78 A-316 and 8 A-319, 20 AH-64D, 2 AS-350, 26 Bell (205, 206, 206L, 214), 10 SA-330, 2 King R - 350, 3 BO-105, 3 Agusta-109K2.

Naval forces: about 2 000 people, 2 frigates with guided missiles Kortenaer, 2 corvettes Muraijib, 8 missile boats (6 pr. TNC45, 2 pr. TNC38), 6 patrol ships Dodana, 5 storm-boats, 2 support vessels. Naval aircraft: 18 helicopters (4 SA-316/319S, 7 AS-565, 7 AS-535).