Population: 2 065 thousand people. The military budget is 2,6 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 15 500 people. The reserve - 23 700 people. Militarized formations (National Guard) - 5 000 people. Recruitment for the army: mixed. Hitch: - 24 months. Mobilization resources - 719 thousand people, including 425 thousand able-bodied men.

Land forces: 11 000 people, 10 brigades (3 armoured, 2 mechanized, 1 emir's guard brigade, 1 reserve, 1 motorized infantry, 1 artillery, 1 brigade engineers), 1 detached special battalion.

Arms: 385 tanks (150 M-84, 218 M1A2, 17 Chiften), 46 BMP-2, 55 BMP-3, 254 infantry fighting vehicles Desert Warrior, 151 armored troop carriers, 86 155 mm self-propelled guns, 27 300 mm MLRS Smerch, 78 mortars, 118 antitank missile systems Toy (including 8 M-901, 66 on the automobile HMMWV).

Air force: 2 500 people, 82 war-planes, 20 combat helicopters. Planes and helicopters: 40 F/A-18 (C and D), 14 Mirage-F.I (СК and ВК), 12 Hawk-64, 16 Shorts Tucano, 3 L-100-30, DC-9, 16 SA-342, 4 AS-332, 8 SA-330. Air defence: 4 SAM batteries Hawk (24 systems), 6 SAM batteries Amun.

Naval forces: over 2 000 people (including 400 in coastguard), 10 missile boats (1 TNC-45, 1 FP8-57, 8 Combatan-1), 6 patrol boats, 2 storm-boats, 1 support vessels. Coastguard: 4 patrol boats, 30 boats.