Military branches: Department of the Army, Department of the Navy (includes Marine Corps), Department of the Air Force
note: the Coast Guard is normally subordinate to the Department of Transportation, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy.

Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)

Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 73,597,731 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service: NA

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 2,093,263 (2002 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $276.7 billion (FY99 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 3.2% (FY99 est.)

Military - note: note: 2002 estimates for military manpower are based on projections that do not take into consideration the results of the 2000 census

NOTE: The information regarding United States on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of United States Military 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about United States Military 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.