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Germany:
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Other pages in this profile of Germany:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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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 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.) |
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Disputes - international |
none |
Illicit drugs |
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 |
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