Air force personnel
76,200
68,000
DEFINITION:
Number of full-time military personnel in the air force.
SOURCE:
Energy Information Administration , US Department of Energy
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Taiwan
Ranked 6th.
Army personnel
230,600
240,000
SOURCE:
Energy Information Administration , US Department of Energy
Ranked 10th.
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Germany
Branches
Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst)
Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
DEFINITION:
The names of the ground, naval , air, marine, and other defense or security forces
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Expenditures > Dollar figure
$35,063,000,000.00
$7,574,000,000.00
DEFINITION:
Current military expenditures in US dollars ; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP ) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP ) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 5th in 2003. 4 times more than Taiwan
Ranked 16th in 2003.
Expenditures > Dollar figure (per capita)
$424.80 per capita
$335.09 per capita
DEFINITION:
Current military expenditures in US dollars ; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP ) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP ) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 14th in 2003. 27% more than Taiwan
Ranked 17th in 2003.
Expenditures > Dollar figure (per $ GDP)
$14.36 per 1,000 $ of GDP
$14.33 per 1,000 $ of GDP
DEFINITION:
Current military expenditures in US dollars ; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP ) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP ) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 65th in 2003.
Ranked 66th in 2003.
Manpower > Availability > Females
18,543,955
6,098,599
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 16th in 2008. 2 times more than Taiwan
Ranked 45th in 2008.
Manpower > Availability > Males
19,594,118
6,283,134
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 17th in 2008. 2 times more than Taiwan
Ranked 47th in 2008.
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
20,468,942
6,556,484
DEFINITION:
The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 15th in 2004. 2 times more than Taiwan
Ranked 44th in 2004.
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
20,509,800
6,583,600
DEFINITION:
The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Taiwan
Ranked 43rd.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
15,906,930
5,112,737
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 17th in 2008. 2 times more than Taiwan
Ranked 46th in 2008.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
17,338,435
4,992,737
DEFINITION:
The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 11th in 2004. 2 times more than Taiwan
Ranked 39th in 2004.
Manpower > Military age
18 years of age
19 years of age
DEFINITION:
The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription .
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
442,972
164,883
DEFINITION:
The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 23rd in 2008. 169% more than Taiwan
Ranked 59th in 2008.
Navy personnel
26,700
68,000
SOURCE:
Energy Information Administration , US Department of Energy
Ranked 17th.
Ranked 3rd. 155% more than Germany
Weapon holdings
0
5,341,000
SOURCE:
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Ranked 138th.
Ranked 18th.
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