Military Stats: compare key data on Germany & Holy See (Vatican City)

Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.

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STAT	Germany	Holy See (Vatican City)
Branches	Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst)	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification	20 AUG 1998	18 JUL 2001
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature	24 SEP 1996	24 SEP 1996
Military branches	Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Services (Streitkraeftbasis, SKB), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw)	Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
Military service age and obligation	17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001	Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia): 19-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; must be Roman Catholic, a Swiss citizen, with a secondary education

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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