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Military branches:
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Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (conscipts serve a nine-month tour of compulsory military service) (2004 est.)
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 20,468,942 (2004 est.)
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 17,338,435 (2004 est.)
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 484,837 (2004 est.)
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$35.063 billion (2003)
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.5% (2003)
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