Military branches:
Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF), Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya), Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG) (2008)
Military service age and obligation:
18-30 years of age for compulsory and 18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women age 18-30 may be subject to compulsory military service; conscription suspended in 2001 (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,032,408
females age 16-49:
568,657 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 935,525
females age 16-49:
519,854 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 18,122
female:
18,865 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
5.3% of GDP (2006)
