Germany Military 2008, CIA World Factbook




Germany Military 2008 https://allcountries.org/wfb2008/germany/germany_military.html SOURCE: 2008 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Military branches:
Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Service Support Command (Streitkraeftebasis), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) (2006)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age (conscripts serve a 9-month tour of compulsory military service) (2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 18,917,537
females age 18-49: 17,913,113 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 15,258,931
females age 18-49: 14,443,412 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 497,048
females age 18-49: 470,537 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.5% (2005 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Germany on this page is re-published from the 2008 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Germany Military 2008 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Germany Military 2008 should be addressed to the CIA.

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