FACTOID # 3: The United States spends more money on its military than the next 12 nations combined.
 
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Europe > Germany > Military

GERMAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air force personnel 5 [5th of 49]
Armed forces growth 119 [119th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 21 [21st of 166]
Army personnel 10 [10th of 49]
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)
Conscription
Conscription exists.
Employment in arms production 8 [8th of 56]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $5.00 [5th of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 105 % [105th of 171]
Exports to developing nations $6.00 million [6th of 7]
Forces in Europe > Aircraft 7 [7th of 24]
Forces in Europe > Artillery 7 [7th of 25]
Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks 4 [4th of 24]
Forces in Europe > Helicopters 4 [4th of 22]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 14 [14th of 175]
Manpower > Military age 57 [57th of 129]
Navy personnel 17 [17th of 49]
Tanks 5 tanks [5th of 22]
US deployment 12%
Weapon holdings 138 [138th of 137]

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SOURCES: Number of full-time military personnel in the air force.; Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.; Total armed forces (2000); ; The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; 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; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). ; Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, by supplier, total of years 1992-99. Major suppliers listed only. In the same period, the total figure for all other European suppliers was $18,043 million (US); the total for all other nations was $8,211 million (US). This makes the overall total $214,576 million (US); Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2004; Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2005; Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2006; Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2007; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.; Approximate number of tanks.; The approximate share of US troops deployed to particular locations during peacetime. US figure includes 2% in Hawaii and 1% in Alaska.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Deutschland, west germany

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