Editing Greece (section)

=== Military ===
{{Main|Hellenic Armed Forces}}
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The Hellenic Armed Forces are overseen by the [[Hellenic National Defence General Staff]] (Greek: Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας&nbsp;– ΓΕΕΘΑ), with civilian authority vested in the [[Ministry of National Defence (Greece)|Ministry of National Defence]]. It consists of three branches:<ref>{{cite book |author=Central Intelligence Agency |title=The CIA World Factbook 2014 |publisher=Skyhorse |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-62873-451-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aFuCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT991 |access-date=14 February 2023 |page=991 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404065342/https://books.google.com/books?id=aFuCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT991 |archive-date=4 April 2023}}</ref> the [[Hellenic Army]] (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), the [[Hellenic Navy]] (Elliniko Polemiko Navtiko, EPN) and the [[Hellenic Air Force]] (Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA).

Moreover, Greece maintains the [[Hellenic Coast Guard]] for law enforcement at sea, search and rescue, and port operations. Though it can support the navy during wartime, it resides under the authority of the [[Ministry of Shipping (Greece)|Ministry of Shipping]].

Greek military personnel total 364,050, of whom 142,700 are active and 221,350 are reserve. Greece [[List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel|ranks 28th in the world]] in the number of citizens serving in the armed forces. [[Conscription in Greece|Mandatory military service]] is generally one year for 19 to 45 year olds.<ref name=Factbook-Greece/> Additionally, Greek males between the ages of 18 and 60 who live in strategically sensitive areas may be required to serve part-time in the National Guard.

As a member of [[NATO]], the Greek military participates in exercises and deployments under the auspices of the alliance, although its involvement in NATO missions is minimal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dempsey|first1=Judy|title=EU and NATO Look on at Greece's Pampered Armed Forces |publisher=Carnegie Europe |url=http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/49185|access-date=19 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-date=24 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724115105/http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/49185}}</ref> Greece spends over US$7&nbsp;billion annually on its military, or 2.3% of GDP, the [[List of countries by military expenditures|24th-highest in the world]] in absolute terms, the [[List of countries by military expenditure per capita|seventh-highest]] on a per capita basis, and the second-highest in NATO after the United States. Moreover, Greece is one of only five NATO countries to meet or surpass the minimum defence spending target of 2% of GDP.