Japan Military - 2005

https://allcountries.org/wfb2005/japan/japan_military.html
SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 27,003,112 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 22,234,663 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 683,147 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$45.841 billion (2004)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1% (2004)

NOTE: The information regarding Japan 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 Japan Military 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Japan Military 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.