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  • Armed forces personnel > Total: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
  • Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita: 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Global Peace Index: The Global Peace Index is comprised of 22 indicators in the three categories ongoing domestic or international conflicts; societal safety; and security and militarization. A low index value indicates a peaceful and safe country.
  • Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
  • Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.
  • Paramilitary personnel: Paramilitary.

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  • Personnel: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
  • Personnel > Per capita: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
  • WMD > Nuclear: A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of nuclear weapons
  • War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Military expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure: 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
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males: 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.
  • Expenditure > Current LCU: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Personnel per 1000: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • Imports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Military expenditures > Percent of GDP: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP: 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
  • WMD > Overview: An overview of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of weapons of mass destruction
  • Weapon holdings per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Exports > USD: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita: 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.
  • Manpower > Military age: The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49: This entry gives 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.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49: 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.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49: This entry gives 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.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Conscription status: Whether countries prescribe mandatory military services as of 1997.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP: 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. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population."
  • Expenditure > % of central government expenditure: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)
  • Personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Military expenditure > % of GDP: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilisation, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)"
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Japan Moldova HISTORY
Armed forces personnel > Total 242,000
Ranked 22nd. 30 times more than Moldova
8,000
Ranked 133th.

Branches Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jietai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai, ASDF) National Army: Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
Expenditures > Dollar figure per capita $358.80
Ranked 8th. 149 times more than Moldova
$2.41
Ranked 77th.

Expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.8%
Ranked 78th. Twice as much as Moldova
0.4%
Ranked 148th.

Global Peace Index 1.29
Ranked 28th.
1.98
Ranked 88th. 53% more than Japan

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Military branches Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jieitai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jieitai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai, ASDF) National Army: Land Forces Command, Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit), Logistics Command
Military expenditures 1% of GDP
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Moldova
0.4% of GDP
Ranked 38th.
Military service age and obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers 18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 1-year service obligation
Paramilitary personnel 12,250
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Moldova
2,379
Ranked 84th.
Personnel 272,000
Ranked 23th. 27 times more than Moldova
10,000
Ranked 131st.

Personnel > Per capita 2.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
2.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th. 21% more than Japan

Service age and obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 12-month service obligation
WMD > Nuclear Japan's "Atomic Energy Basic Law" allows only peaceful nuclear activities, and its "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" pledge that Japan will not possess, produce, or permit the introduction of nuclear weapons into the country. Despite Japan's long-standing stance against nuclear weapons, there was an internal debate in the early 1970s about whether Japan should sign the NPT, in part due to concerns about assuring access to nuclear technology to meet national energy needs, and the discriminatory nature of the treaty. Some conservatives were also concerned that closing off the nuclear option might negatively impact future national security needs. Japan has played an active role in nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, and has proposed a process for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. Japan ratified the CTBT in 1997 and has been a strong supporter of a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT). However, Japan's security relationship with the United States has tempered Tokyo's emphasis on disarmament. For example, Japan remains quiet about the possible presence of nuclear warheads on U.S. ships and military bases in Japan. Japan increasingly relies on nuclear power for its electricity needs, and has a highly developed civilian nuclear sector. Japan has a controversial program for recycling spent nuclear fuel that has produced large quantities of plutonium in the form of metal-oxide nuclear fuel. At the end of 2001, Japan had more than 30 metric tons of spent fuel stored at reprocessing plants in Britain and France, along with a domestic stockpile of 5 to 6 tons. These nuclear fuel stockpiles will ultimately return to Japan for use in domestic nuclear facilities. The original plan called for consumption of the stored fuel by 2010, but due to technical and safety issues, this timetable has been delayed and return of the stored fuel to Japan is proceeding slowly. Some argue this material could provide Japan with a latent nuclear weapons capability. In addition, the new facility under constructing in Rokkasho (Aomori Prefecture) will increase Japanese domestic reprocessing capacity and potentially produce an additional 5 tons of metal-oxide nuclear fuel per year. Although anti-nuclear sentiment among the Japanese public has far outweighed support for keeping a nuclear option open, several neighboring countries have expressed concerns about possible Japanese nuclear ambitions. Partly in response to these fears, the Japanese government completed an internal study in 1995 that reaffirmed previous conclusions that developing nuclear weapons would damage both Japan’s national security and regional security. However recent tension developing in the region, particularly in the Korean peninsula, has led to increased discussions in Japan about the once taboo subject of nuclear weapons development. Despite recent speculation that Japan may reconsider its nuclear options, the deep aversion to nuclear weapons among the Japanese public will likely make any move in this direction difficult. Moldova does not have the industrial capability to produce nuclear or dual-use nuclear commodities. There are no known nuclear or uranium mining facilities, nor are there any known quantities of fissile material on Moldovan territory. In March 2003, Moldova's parliament ratified an agreement with Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine allowing the transit of spent nuclear fuel across its territory from the Bulgarian nuclear power plant at Kozloduy to Russia. Moldova is party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 62nd.
0.0
Ranked 145th.

Military expenditure > Current LCU 4.77 trillion
Ranked 5th. 16751 times more than Moldova
285 million
Ranked 106th.

Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 623,365
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Moldova
28,213
Ranked 133th.

Expenditures > Dollar figure $45.84 billion
Ranked 2nd. 5269 times more than Moldova
$8.70 million
Ranked 83th.

Weapon holdings 3.31 million
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Moldova
387,000
Ranked 88th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 622,168
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than Moldova
33,053
Ranked 122nd.

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Expenditure > Current LCU 4867750000000 115298000
Personnel per 1000 2.13
Ranked 125th.
2.78
Ranked 108th. 31% more than Japan

Conscription No <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>conscription</a> (<a href=/encyclopedia/artificial-intelligence>AI</a>). <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists (WCC).
Imports > USD 578 million
Ranked 14th. 83 times more than Moldova
7 million
Ranked 74th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 250 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 26th. 42 times more than Moldova
6 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 77th.

Expenditures 0.8% of GDP
Ranked 67th. Twice as much as Moldova
0.4% of GDP
Ranked 72nd.
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.8% of GDP
Ranked 50th. Twice as much as Moldova
0.4% of GDP
Ranked 64th.
Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP $10.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Moldova
$3.35 per 1,000 $ of GDP
Ranked 82nd.

WMD > Overview Japan's 1947 constitution, which renounces the right to use force or the threat of force as a means of settling international disputes, sets important limits on Japanese security policy. Japan does not have any weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, although it has the technical capability to produce basic nuclear weapons and missiles in a relatively short time. The Japanese government is highly active in the international nonproliferation and disarmament arena, and party to all relevant multilateral treaties and regimes. As the only country to have suffered a nuclear weapons attack, Japan has been especially active in the field of nuclear nonproliferation and arms control. Japan ratified the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1976 and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1997. Before 1945, Japan developed and employed both chemical and biological weapons. Japan is now a state party to both the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC). Japan is also a member of the Australia Group, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), and the Zangger Committee. Japan has an active nuclear energy program, one of the world's leading chemical industries, a growing biotechnology sector, and an active commercial space program. Formerly part of Romania, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Moldova declared itself independent of the Soviet Union in May 1991. However, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Dniester River populated by ethnic Russians and Ukrainians in the self-proclaimed "Transnistria" republic. Moldova does not produce or possess nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons.
Weapon holdings per 1000 26.01
Ranked 90th.
106.57
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Japan
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 21540322 None
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 3 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 39th.
4 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Japan

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 22.23 million
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than Moldova
693,913
Ranked 86th.
Exports > USD 32 million
Ranked 22nd.
37 million
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Japan

Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 27 million
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than Moldova
1.07 million
Ranked 82nd.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 4.89
Ranked 213th.
7.93
Ranked 136th. 62% more than Japan

Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita $358.80 per capita
Ranked 8th. 162 times more than Moldova
$2.22 per capita
Ranked 79th.

Manpower > Availability > Males 27.82 million
Ranked 10th. 24 times more than Moldova
1.16 million
Ranked 116th.

Manpower > Military age 18 years of age 18 years of age
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 24 SEP 1997
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 683,147
Ranked 15th. 16 times more than Moldova
43,729
Ranked 92nd.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 623,365
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Moldova
28,213
Ranked 133th.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 None 1156958
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 1.96 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 48th. 20% more than Moldova
1.63 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 63th.

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 23.79 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 42nd.
1,031.82 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 23th. 43 times more than Japan

Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 174.02
Ranked 67th.
194
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Japan
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 21.49 million
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Moldova
911,568
Ranked 69th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 22.96 million
Ranked 8th. 26 times more than Moldova
877,070
Ranked 120th.

Manpower > Availability > Females 26.86 million
Ranked 10th. 23 times more than Moldova
1.19 million
Ranked 105th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 29.39 million
Ranked 10th. 25 times more than Moldova
1.18 million
Ranked 116th.

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 1.96 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 48th. 43% more than Moldova
1.37 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 67th.

Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 211.34
Ranked 106th.
298.15
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Japan
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 per 1000 5.09
Ranked 87th.
11.84
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Japan
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 591,253
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Moldova
26,614
Ranked 134th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 4.64
Ranked 213th.
7.47
Ranked 147th. 61% more than Japan
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 22.13 million
Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Moldova
994,091
Ranked 104th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 25.41 million
Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Moldova
936,629
Ranked 107th.

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 230.04
Ranked 126th.
328.46
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Japan

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 5.35
Ranked 139th.
12.23
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Japan
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 26.15 million
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Moldova
1.12 million
Ranked 72nd.
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 650,157
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Moldova
42,354
Ranked 60th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 591,253
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Moldova
26,614
Ranked 134th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 4.87
Ranked 196th.
9.26
Ranked 111th. 90% more than Japan

Expenditure > % of GDP 0.97%
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Moldova
0.31%
Ranked 114th.

Conscription status No Yes
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 168.23
Ranked 66th.
254.85
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than Japan
Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 210.36
Ranked 140th.
332.7
Ranked 1st. 58% more than Japan

Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 217.85
Ranked 167th.
325.46
Ranked 4th. 49% more than Japan

Expenditures > Dollar figure, % of GDP 0.985%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Moldova
0.335%
Ranked 81st.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.197 per capita
Ranked 58th.
0.24 per capita
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Japan

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 4.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 221st.
7.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 159th. 58% more than Japan

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.228 per capita
Ranked 150th.
0.302 per capita
Ranked 16th. 32% more than Japan

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 4.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 221st.
7.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th. 56% more than Japan

Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.36%
Ranked 125th.
0.54%
Ranked 107th. 50% more than Japan

Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 6.42%
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Moldova
1.04%
Ranked 66th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 591253 26614
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 623365 28213
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 08 JUL 1997 16 JAN 2007
Personnel > % of total labor force 0.41%
Ranked 127th.
0.46%
Ranked 125th. 12% more than Japan

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 4.64
Ranked 211th.
7.47
Ranked 146th. 61% more than Japan
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 179.81
Ranked 129th.
245.67
Ranked 14th. 37% more than Japan

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 590,153
Ranked 18th. 19 times more than Moldova
31,712
Ranked 122nd.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 198.84
Ranked 48th.
260.52
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than Japan

Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 204.69
Ranked 80th.
312.3
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than Japan
Military expenditure > % of GDP 1.01%
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Moldova
0.47%
Ranked 104th.

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 0.0238 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 41st.
1.11 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 23th. 47 times more than Japan

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 173.32
Ranked 113th.
278.45
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Japan

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 4.62
Ranked 196th.
8.88
Ranked 111th. 92% more than Japan

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 4.9
Ranked 214th.
7.79
Ranked 141st. 59% more than Japan

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