Interesting Facts > Military

• Israel enjoys a GDP per capita 21 times that of the Palestinian West Bank and 33 times that of the Gaza Strip. Its military spending per capita tops the world.
• North Korea spends the most of its GDP on its military.
• The United States spends more money on its military than the next 12 nations combined.
• In the 1990's, nearly half of all arms exported to developing countries came from the United States of America.
• If you're looking to invade someone by sea, try Canada! Canada has only 9000 Navy personnel guarding the longest national coastline in the world.
• Bolivia has 4,500 Navy personnel - which seems like quite a lot for a landlocked country.

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