Population: 626 000 people. The military budget is 315 million dollars (2001). The regular forces are 11 000 people. Militarized formations - 10 160 people, including police - 9 000, National Guard - 900, coastguard - 260. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 220 thousand people, including 121,5 thousand able-bodied men.

Land forces: 8 500 people, 3 brigades (armoured, infantry, artillery brigades), a battalion of Emir's guard, a special forces battalion, a mixed anti-aircraft battalion. National Guard: 900 people, 3 battalions, an infantry corps element.

Arms: 106 tanks M60AZ, 25 infantry fighting vehicles YPR-765, 46 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 235 armored troop carriers (of them 115 M113A2), 22 towed guns, 62 203 mm self-propelled guns M110, 9 227 mm missile systems MLPS, 21 mortars, 31 recoilless guns, 15 antitank missile systems Toy, 27 antiaircraft emplacements, 81 antiaircraft guided missile systems Advanced Hawk, 7 Crotal, 40 portable surface-to-air missile systems RBS-70, 18 Stingers.

Air force: 1 500 people, 31 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Tactical elements: a fighter and bomber air squadron, fighter air squadron, helicopter squadron. Planes and helicopters: 12 F-5E and F, 12 F-16 (C and D), 2 Gulf Stream, Boeing 727, 12 AB-212, 24 AH-1E, 5 BO-105, UH-60L, S-7QA.

Naval forces: 1 000 people, 1 frigate with guided missiles Oliver H. Perry, 2 corvettes Al-Manama, 4 missile boats pr. TNC 45, 4 patrol vessels (2 FPB 38, 2 FPB 20), 4 transports.

Naval aircraft: 2 helicopters BO-105.

Coastguard: about 260 people, 21 patrol boats, 1 storm-boats.