Military branches: Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service

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

Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 20,468,942 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 17,338,435 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 484,837 (2004 est.)

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

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

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