Military branches:
Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes land, maritime, and air elements) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2013)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
95,499
females age 16-49:
90,919 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
79,645
females age 16-49:
75,684 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
2,554
female:
2,385 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
0.61% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 122
0.61% of GDP (2011)
0.61% of GDP (2010)
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]