Germany Military - 2005

https://allcountries.org/wfb2005/germany/germany_military.html
SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age (conscripts serve a nine-month tour of compulsory military service) (2004)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 18,917,537 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 15,258,931 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 497,048 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$35.063 billion (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.5% (2003)

NOTE: The information regarding Germany on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Germany Military 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Germany Military 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.