1. GCC and Military Power ( Capacity and Case study )
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Name: Houd Abdul Sallam AL-Mandhari
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2. Introduction: Geostrategic Situation ( Oman – Qatar)
Criteria of Military Power ( Oman – Qatar)
Case Study: Correlation between military spending and oil prices in all GCC countries.
Conclusion: Question and Opinion.
Sultan's Armed Forces 
Qatar Armed Forces

3. 1- Geostrategic Situation (Oman)
Square Land Area (km) 309,500
Population 4,636,262 milion (2017)
Problems with its neighbors
Defficult or easy to defend it (Why)
Defence treaties with other countries
With US in 1980

4. 2- Criteria of Military power (Oman)
$9,600,000,000 billions % of GDP
Defense Budget
and its GDP
17 Suppliers --- Arms Deal with US of $260 m F-16 Aircrafts
Buying from
Ammunition factory in 2011
Military Industry
Sultan’s Armed forces
Total Military Personnel (72,000)
Royal Air Force of Oman
Total Aircraft Strength (116)
Royal Army Force of Oman
Combat Tanks (117)
Royal Navy Force of Oman
Total Naval Assets (16)

5. 1- Geostrategic Situation (Qatar)
Square Land Area (km) 11,586
Population 2,639,211 m (2017)
Problems with its neighbors
Difficult or Easy to Defend it (Why)
Defense treaties with other countries
with US in 1992

6. 2- Criteria of Military power (Qatar)
Qatar’s Armed Forces
Total Military Personnel (12,000)
Qatari Land Force
Combat Tanks (92)
 Qatari Navy Force
Total Naval Assets (80)
Qatari Air Force
Total Aircraft Strength (98)
$1,930,000,000 billion ,5 % of GDP
Defense Budget and its GDP
US estimated by $12 billion for 36 F-15 QA fighter Jets.
Buying from
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Military Industry

7. 3- Case study: Correlation between Military Spending and Oil Prices
Percentages from GDP on Military Expenditures in 2014
World average 2.3%
Bahrain 4.4%
Oman 13.9%
Kuwait 3.4%
Qatar 2.5%
UAE 5.7%
Saudi Arabia 10.7%

8. References:
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7- Newspaper, M. D. (2016, December 29). New ammunition factory to begin production next year - Oman. Retrieved November 20, 2017, from
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