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Japan

 
     
    • Branches: 
      Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force) 
     
    • Manpower availability: 
      males age 15-49 31,947,532; males fit for military service 27,494,758; males reach military age (18) annually 910,970 (1995 est.) 
     
    • Defense expenditures: 
      exchange rate conversion - $47.2 billion, 1% of GDP (FY95/96)