Military branches: Heer (Army), Marine (Navy), Luftwaffe (Air Force), Medical Corps
Military employment system: Wehrdienst (Military Service) at the age of 18 (may be replaced by civil services by request) and Berufsarmee (Employed/Volunteer Army).
Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (volunteers may get into military at the age of 16 by request)
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 20,863,020 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 17,800,862 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 485,422 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $21.01 billion (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.5% (FY98)
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