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 16-49: 19,594,118
females age 16-49: 18,543,955 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 15,906,930
females age 16-49: 15,051,183 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

males age 16-49: 442,972
females age 16-49: 420,801 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

1.5% (2005 est.)