Military branches:
Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Air Force
note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession (2003)
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2001)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 14,568,277 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 8,072,755 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 803,777 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$337.1 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
4.6% (2004)
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