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Air force personnel
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76,200 |
|
[5th of 49]
|
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Armed forces growth
|
-54 |
|
[119th of 132]
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Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy |
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Armed forces personnel
|
221,000 |
|
[21st of 166]
|
|
Source: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
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Army personnel
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230,600 |
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[10th of 49]
|
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Source: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
Branches
Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) |
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Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy |
Conscription
Conscription exists. |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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expenditure > % of GDP
|
1.35 %
|
|
[73rd of 145]
|
|
Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC) |
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
|
$35,063,000,000.00 |
|
[5th of 111]
|
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Exports to developing nations
|
$4,336.00 million |
|
[6th of 7]
|
|
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forces in Europe > Aircraft
|
375 |
|
[7th of 24]
|
|
Source: Richard F. Grimmett, "Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1992-1999" (Washington: Congressional Research Service, August 18, 2000), p. 51 |
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Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks
|
2,368 |
|
[4th of 24]
|
|
Source: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003 |
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Forces in Europe > Helicopters
|
199 |
|
[4th of 22]
|
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Source: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
|
20,509,800 |
|
[14th of 175]
|
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Source: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003 |
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Navy personnel
|
26,700 |
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[17th of 49]
|
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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personnel
|
285,000
|
|
[21st of 170]
|
|
Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy |
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personnel > % of total labor force
|
0.7 %
|
|
[104th of 168]
|
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
Service age and obligation
18 years of age (conscripts serve a nine-month tour of compulsory military service) |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Tanks
|
2,300 tanks |
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[5th of 22]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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US deployment
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12% |
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|
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Source: Dr T.R. O'Connor, (05/15/04) |
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Weapon holdings
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0 |
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[138th of 137]
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Source: Dr T.R. O'Connor, (05/15/04) |
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