Germany:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition 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	Definition 18 years of age (conscripts serve a 9-month tour of compulsory military service) (2004)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 19,594,118 females age 16-49: 18,543,955 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 15,906,930 females age 16-49: 15,051,183 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 442,972 females age 16-49: 420,801 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 1.5% (2005 est.)

Disputes - international	Definition none
Illicit drugs	Definition source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for and consumer of Southwest Asian heroin, Latin American cocaine, and European-produced synthetic drugs; major financial center