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SOURCE
IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
DEFINITION
Total armed forces (2000)
Military Statistics > Armed forces personnel (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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China: |
2,810,000 |
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# 2
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Russia: |
1,520,000 |
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# 3
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United States: |
1,366,000 |
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# 4
|
India: |
1,303,000 |
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|
# 5
|
Korea, South: |
683,000 |
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# 6
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Pakistan: |
612,000 |
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|
# 7
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Turkey: |
610,000 |
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# 8
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Iran: |
513,000 |
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# 9
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Vietnam: |
484,000 |
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# 10
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Egypt: |
448,000 |
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# 11
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Ethiopia: |
352,000 |
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# 12
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Burma: |
344,000 |
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# 13
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Syria: |
316,000 |
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# 14
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Ukraine: |
304,000 |
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# 15
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Thailand: |
301,000 |
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# 16
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Indonesia: |
297,000 |
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# 17
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France: |
294,000 |
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# 18
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Brazil: |
288,000 |
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# 19
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Italy: |
251,000 |
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# 20
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Japan: |
237,000 |
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# 21
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Germany: |
221,000 |
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# 22
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Poland: |
217,000 |
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# 23
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United Kingdom: |
212,000 |
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# 24
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Romania: |
207,000 |
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# 25
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Saudi Arabia: |
202,000 |
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# 26
|
Eritrea: |
200,000 |
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# 27
|
Morocco: |
198,000 |
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# 28
|
Mexico: |
193,000 |
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# 29
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Israel: |
172,000 |
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# 30
|
Spain: |
166,000 |
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# 31
|
Greece: |
159,000 |
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|
# 32
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Colombia: |
152,000 |
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# 33
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Cambodia: |
140,000 |
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# 34
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Bangladesh: |
137,000 |
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# 35
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Algeria: |
124,000 |
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|
= 36
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Sri Lanka: |
115,000 |
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= 36
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Peru: |
115,000 |
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# 38
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Angola: |
108,000 |
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# 39
|
Philippines: |
106,000 |
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|
= 40
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Jordan: |
104,000 |
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= 40
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Sudan: |
104,000 |
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# 42
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Malaysia: |
96,000 |
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# 43
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Chile: |
87,000 |
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# 44
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Belarus: |
83,000 |
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# 45
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Bulgaria: |
80,000 |
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|
= 46
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Nigeria: |
76,000 |
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= 46
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Libya: |
76,000 |
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# 48
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Azerbaijan: |
72,000 |
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# 49
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Argentina: |
71,000 |
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# 50
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Rwanda: |
70,000 |
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# 51
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Yemen: |
66,000 |
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# 52
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United Arab Emirates: |
65,000 |
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= 53
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Lebanon: |
64,000 |
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= 53
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Kazakhstan: |
64,000 |
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# 55
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South Africa: |
63,000 |
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# 56
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Croatia: |
61,000 |
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# 57
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Singapore: |
60,000 |
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= 58
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Canada: |
59,000 |
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|
= 58
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Uzbekistan: |
59,000 |
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|
= 60
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Cuba: |
58,000 |
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= 60
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Ecuador: |
58,000 |
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= 60
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Czech Republic: |
58,000 |
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# 63
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Venezuela: |
56,000 |
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# 64
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Albania: |
54,000 |
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# 65
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Sweden: |
53,000 |
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# 66
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Netherlands: |
52,000 |
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# 67
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Australia: |
51,000 |
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= 68
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Nepal: |
50,000 |
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= 68
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Uganda: |
50,000 |
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# 70
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Portugal: |
45,000 |
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= 71
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Hungary: |
44,000 |
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= 71
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Oman: |
44,000 |
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# 73
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Armenia: |
41,000 |
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= 74
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Austria: |
40,000 |
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= 74
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Burundi: |
40,000 |
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= 74
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Zimbabwe: |
40,000 |
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= 77
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Slovakia: |
39,000 |
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= 77
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Belgium: |
39,000 |
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# 79
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Tunisia: |
35,000 |
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= 80
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Finland: |
32,000 |
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= 80
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Bolivia: |
32,000 |
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# 82
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Guatemala: |
31,000 |
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# 83
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Chad: |
30,000 |
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# 84
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Laos: |
29,000 |
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# 85
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Switzerland: |
28,000 |
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= 86
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Georgia: |
27,000 |
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= 86
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Norway: |
27,000 |
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= 88
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Uruguay: |
24,000 |
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= 88
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Dominican Republic: |
24,000 |
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= 90
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Denmark: |
22,000 |
|
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= 90
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Kenya: |
22,000 |
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= 90
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Zambia: |
22,000 |
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# 93
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Madagascar: |
21,000 |
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# 94
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Paraguay: |
20,000 |
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# 95
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El Salvador: |
17,000 |
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= 96
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Mauritania: |
16,000 |
|
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= 96
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Nicaragua: |
16,000 |
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# 98
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Kuwait: |
15,000 |
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# 99
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Turkmenistan: |
14,000 |
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|
= 100
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Cameroon: |
13,000 |
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= 100
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Lithuania: |
13,000 |
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= 102
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Ireland: |
12,000 |
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= 102
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Qatar: |
12,000 |
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# 104
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Bahrain: |
11,000 |
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= 105
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Cyprus: |
10,000 |
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= 105
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Guinea: |
10,000 |
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= 105
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
10,000 |
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|
= 108
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Mongolia: |
9,000 |
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= 108
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Senegal: |
9,000 |
|
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= 108
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Botswana: |
9,000 |
|
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= 108
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New Zealand: |
9,000 |
|
|
= 108
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Kyrgyzstan: |
9,000 |
|
|
= 108
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Slovenia: |
9,000 |
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= 108
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Namibia: |
9,000 |
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|
= 115
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Honduras: |
8,000 |
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= 115
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Cote d'Ivoire: |
8,000 |
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= 115
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Djibouti: |
8,000 |
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= 118
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Guinea-Bissau: |
7,000 |
|
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= 118
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Burkina Faso: |
7,000 |
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= 118
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Ghana: |
7,000 |
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= 118
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Togo: |
7,000 |
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= 118
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Mali: |
7,000 |
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= 123
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Bhutan: |
6,000 |
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= 123
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Mozambique: |
6,000 |
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= 123
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Tajikistan: |
6,000 |
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= 126
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Gabon: |
5,000 |
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|
= 126
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Malawi: |
5,000 |
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= 126
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Estonia: |
5,000 |
|
|
= 126
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Latvia: |
5,000 |
|
|
= 126
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Niger: |
5,000 |
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= 126
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Benin: |
5,000 |
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|
= 132
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Fiji: |
4,000 |
|
|
= 132
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Papua New Guinea: |
4,000 |
|
|
= 134
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Central African Republic: |
3,000 |
|
|
= 134
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Jamaica: |
3,000 |
|
|
= 134
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
3,000 |
|
|
= 134
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Sierra Leone: |
3,000 |
|
|
= 138
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Malta: |
2,000 |
|
|
= 138
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Lesotho: |
2,000 |
|
|
= 138
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Suriname: |
2,000 |
|
|
= 138
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Guyana: |
2,000 |
|
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= 142
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Belize: |
1,000 |
|
|
= 142
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Luxembourg: |
1,000 |
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= 142
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Bahamas, The: |
1,000 |
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= 142
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Cape Verde: |
1,000 |
|
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= 142
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Barbados: |
1,000 |
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= 142
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Gambia, The: |
1,000 |
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= 142
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Equatorial Guinea: |
1,000 |
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|
= 149
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Saint Lucia: |
0 |
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= 149
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Vanuatu: |
0 |
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= 149
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Solomon Islands: |
0 |
|
|
= 149
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
0 |
|
|
= 149
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Comoros: |
0 |
|
|
= 149
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
0 |
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= 149
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Costa Rica: |
0 |
|
|
= 149
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
0 |
|
|
= 149
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Dominica: |
0 |
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= 149
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Maldives: |
0 |
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|
= 149
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Grenada: |
0 |
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= 149
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Panama: |
0 |
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= 149
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Haiti: |
0 |
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|
= 149
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Seychelles: |
0 |
|
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= 149
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Iceland: |
0 |
|
|
= 149
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Sao Tome and Principe: |
0 |
|
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= 149
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Mauritius: |
0 |
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= 149
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Swaziland: |
0 |
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Total: |
19,669,000 |
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Weighted average: |
118,488.0 |
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DEFINITION: Total armed forces (2000)
SOURCE: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
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