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Aid to Afghanistan > Gross disbursements as a percent of ODA	1.1%		[13th of 17]
Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid, estimates	$2,568,064,000.00		[13th of 24]
DEFINITION: Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000.
SOURCE: OECD, ODA Indicators.
Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid, estimates (per $ GDP)	$40.68 per $10,000 of GDP		[18th of 24]
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-10 Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan, 2006.
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-6	Air Commodore
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Air force officer ranks
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-7	Air Vice-Marshal
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Air force officer ranks
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-8	Air Marshal
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Air force officer ranks
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-9	Air Chief Marshal
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Air force officer ranks
Air force officer ranks > Other officers > OF-2	Flight Lieutenant
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Air force officer ranks
Air force officer ranks > Other officers > OF-3	Squadron Leader
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Air force officer ranks
Air force officer ranks > Other officers > OF-4 Wing Commander
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Air force officer ranks
Air force officer ranks > Other officers > OF-5	Group Captain
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Air force officer ranks
Air force personnel	17,700		[20th of 49]
DEFINITION: Number of full-time military personnel in the air force.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Air force officer ranks
Allies of World War I > Casualties as % of total personnel	52 %		[4th of 14]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy
Allies of World War I > Killed in action	61,928		[9th of 15]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Allies of World War I
Allies of World War I > Personnel	412,953		[10th of 15]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Allies of World War I
Allies of World War I > Total casualties	214,099		[9th of 15]
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Allies of World War I
Allies of World War I > Wounded in action	152,171		[6th of 15]
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Allies of World War I
Armed forces growth	-28		[100th of 132]
DEFINITION: Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Allies of World War I
Armed forces personnel	51,000		[68th of 166]
DEFINITION: Total armed forces (2000)
SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Arms exports > constant 1990 US$	50,000,000 constant 1990 US$		[19th of 45]
DEFINITION: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.		View time series
SOURCE: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$	396,000,000 constant 1990 US$		[18th of 100]
DEFINITION: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Army personnel	25,400		[37th of 49]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Branches Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command
DEFINITION: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
SOURCE: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification	09 JUL 1998
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature	24 SEP 1996
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Conscription No conscription (FWCC).
DEFINITION: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Conventional arms exports	$52,000,000.00		[19th of 40]
DEFINITION: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Exports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).
SOURCE: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC)
Conventional arms exports (per $ GDP)	0.085 per $1,000		[22nd of 40]
Conventional arms imports	$334,000,000.00		[15th of 85]
DEFINITION: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).
SOURCE: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm.
Conventional arms imports (per $ GDP)	0.546 per $1,000		[36th of 85]
Employment in arms production	10,000		[37th of 56]
SOURCE: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm.
expenditure > % of central government expenditure	7.16 %		[21st of 88]
DEFINITION: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)		View time series
SOURCE: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
expenditure > % of GDP	1.78 %		[49th of 145]
DEFINITION: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
expenditure > current LCU	17055000000
DEFINITION: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Expenditures	2.4 % of GDP		[37th of 87]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Expenditures > Dollar figure	$16,650,000,000.00		[3rd of 111]
DEFINITION: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Expenditures > Dollar figure (per $ GDP)	$25.40 per 1,000 $ of GDP		[26th of 111]
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Expenditures > Percent of GDP	2.4%		[41st of 154]
DEFINITION: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Gulf War Coalition Forces	700		[16th of 30]
DEFINITION: Number of troops who served on active duty in the Gulf War theater of operations between August 2, 1990, and June 13, 1991.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
International Military Tribunal for the Far East > Judges > Judge	Sir William Webb
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SOURCE: "Gulf War Veterans: Measuring Health" by Lyla M. Hernandez, Jane S. Durch, Dan G. Blazer II, and Isabel V. Hoverman, Editors; Committee on Measuring the Health of Gulf War Veterans, Institute of Medicine. Published by The National Academies Press 1999
International Military Tribunal for the Far East > Judges > Remarks Justice of the High Court of Australia; was the President of the Tribunal
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
International Military Tribunal for the Far East > Prosecutors > Prosecutor	Justice Alan Mansfield
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Iraq Coalition casualties	2		[14th of 18]
DEFINITION: Number of military fatalities in Iraq since March 20th, 2003.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Iraq coalition forces > Troop strength	900		[6th of 10]
DEFINITION: Number of coalition forces in Iraq. Earliest confirmed date of troop strength is Georgia, as of September 10, 2005. Latest confirmed date of troop strength is Denmark, as of March 23, 2006. NOTE: There are no reliable estimates on number of other coalition forces in Iraq, by country. An additional 1,850 troops are from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia and Ukraine. Fiji is participating as part of the UN mission in Iraq. U.S. troop strength includes active and reserve and are as of March 2006.
SOURCE: Iraqi Coalition Casualty Count. March 19, 2006.
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid	$45,590,000.00		[13th of 40]
DEFINITION: Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended.
SOURCE: US Department of Defense. The Brookings Institution Iraq Index, April 24, 2006.
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid (per $ GDP)	$7.22 per $100,000 of GDP		[19th of 40]
M2 Browning machine gun > International usage > NATO Member	No
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: US Department of Defense. The Brookings Institution Iraq Index, April 24, 2006.
Manpower > Availability > Females	4,870,043		[50th of 162]
SOURCE: Wikipedia: M2 Browning machine gun		View time series
Manpower > Availability > Males	4,999,988		[54th of 210]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49	5,037,540		[52nd of 175]
DEFINITION: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49	5,061,810		[52nd of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Females	4,022,588		[47th of 162]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males	4,137,176		[51st of 210]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49	4,356,671		[43rd of 174]
DEFINITION: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49	4,339,010		[42nd of 174]
Manpower > Military age	17 years of age
DEFINITION: The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females	137,511		[69th of 226]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males	144,934		[65th of 226]
DEFINITION: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49	4,821,264		[32nd of 120]
DEFINITION: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49	4,943,676		[34th of 164]
DEFINITION: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49	142,158		[53rd of 157]
DEFINITION: This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
military expenditures > Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Figures > Date of information	2005
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
military expenditures > Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Figures > Military expenditures, USD	10,500,000,000		[13th of 15]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by military expenditures
Naval officer ranks > Flag Officers > OF-6	Commodore
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by military expenditures
Naval officer ranks > Flag Officers > OF-7	Rear Admiral
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Naval officer ranks
Naval officer ranks > Flag Officers > OF-8	Vice Admiral
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Naval officer ranks
Naval officer ranks > Flag Officers > OF-9	Admiral
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Naval officer ranks
Naval officer ranks > Other officers > OF-2	Lieutenant
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Naval officer ranks
Naval officer ranks > Other officers > OF-3	Lieutenant Commander
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Naval officer ranks
Naval officer ranks > Other officers > OF-4	Commander
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Naval officer ranks
Naval officer ranks > Other officers > OF-5	Captain
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Naval officer ranks
Navy personnel	14,300		[25th of 49]
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Naval officer ranks
Operation Enduring Freedom > Afghanistan coalition fatalities	1		[11th of 13]
DEFINITION: Number of fatalities among coalition forces in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.
SOURCE: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy
personnel	53,000		[70th of 170]
DEFINITION: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.		View time series
SOURCE: Operation Enduring Freedom, icasualties.org, May 18, 2006
personnel > % of total labor force	0.51 %		[119th of 168]
DEFINITION: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Service age and obligation 17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in Army combat units in non-combat support roles
DEFINITION: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Weapon holdings	1,186,000		[59th of 137]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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