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Introduction - Saudi Arabia: | Location - Saudi Arabia: | People - Saudi Arabia: | Government - Saudi Arabia: | Economy - Saudi Arabia: | Communications - Saudi Arabia: | Transportation - Saudi Arabia: | Military - Saudi Arabia: | Military branches | Land Forces (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary) | | Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2004) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 7,648,999
females age 18-49: 5,417,922 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 6,592,709
females age 18-49: 4,659,347 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 247,334
females age 18-49: 234,500 (2005 est.) | | Refugees and internally displaced persons | refugees (country of origin): 240,015 (Palestinian Territories) (2006) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 10% (2005 est.) | | Trafficking in persons | current situation: Saudi Arabia is a destination country for workers from South and Southeast Asia who are subjected to conditions that constitute involuntary servitude including being subjected to physical and sexual abuse, non-payment of wages, confinement, and withholding of passports as a restriction on their movement; domestic workers are particularly vulnerable because some are confined to the house in which they work unable to seek help; Saudi Arabia is also a destination country for Nigerian, Yemeni, Pakistani, Afghan, Somali, Malian, and Sudanese children trafficked for forced begging and involuntary servitude as street vendors; some Nigerian women were reportedly trafficked into Saudi Arabia for commercial sexual exploitation
tier rating: Tier 3 - Saudi Arabia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so | | Disputes international | Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along sections of the now fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities; Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue discussions on a maritime boundary with Iran | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |