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Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid, estimates	$2,356,280,000.00		[15th of 24]
Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid, estimates (per $ GDP)	$67.36 per $10,000 of GDP		[13th of 24]
Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid, estimates (per capita)	$227.35 per capita		[14th of 24]
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-6 Brigadegeneraal Général de brigade
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-7 Generaal-majoor Général-major
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-8 Luitenant-generaal Lieutenant-général
Air force officer ranks > Generals/Marshals/Air Officers > OF-9	Generaal Général
Air force officer ranks > Other officers > OF-2	Kapitein Capitaine
Air force officer ranks > Other officers > OF-3 Majoor Major ---- Kapitein-commandant Capitaine-commandant
Air force officer ranks > Other officers > OF-4 Luitenant-kolonel Lieutenant-colonel
Air force officer ranks > Other officers > OF-5	Kolonel Colonel
Allies of World War I > Casualties as % of total personnel	31 %		[9th of 14]
Allies of World War I > Killed in action	38,172		[10th of 15]
Allies of World War I > Personnel	267,000		[11th of 15]
Allies of World War I > Total casualties	82,858		[10th of 15]
Allies of World War I > Wounded in action	44,686		[10th of 15]
Armed forces growth	-57		[121st of 132]
Armed forces personnel	39,000		[78th of 166]
Armed forces personnel (per capita)	3.76303 per 1,000 people		[73rd of 166]
Arms exports > constant 1990 US$	173,000,000 constant 1990 US$		[11th of 45]
Arms exports > constant 1990 US$ (per capita)	16.51 constant 1990 US$ per 1		[8th of 83]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$	17,000,000 constant 1990 US$		[61st of 100]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ (per capita)	1.631 constant 1990 US$ per c		[66th of 170]
Branches Belgian Armed Forces: Land Operations Command, Naval Operations Command, Air Operations Command
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification	29 JUN 1999
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature	24 SEP 1996
Conscription Conscription was abolished as of 1 January 1994 under the so-called Delacroix Bill of 6 July 1993 (WRI).
Conventional arms imports	$12,000,000.00		[71st of 85]
Conventional arms imports (per $ GDP)	0.038 per $1,000		[82nd of 85]
Conventional arms imports (per capita)	1.158 per 1 population		[65th of 85]
Employment in arms production	6,000		[43rd of 56]
Employment in arms production (per capita)	578.927 per 1 million people		[40th of 56]
expenditure > % of central government expenditure	2.93 %		[60th of 88]
expenditure > % of GDP	1.24 %		[78th of 145]
expenditure > current LCU	3696000000
Expenditures	1.3 % of GDP		[58th of 87]
Expenditures > Dollar figure	$3,999,000,000.00		[21st of 111]
Expenditures > Dollar figure (per $ GDP)	$12.90 per 1,000 $ of GDP		[72nd of 111]
Expenditures > Dollar figure (per capita)	$385.41 per capita		[16th of 111]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP	1.3%		[119th of 154]
Forces in Europe > ACVs	559		[18th of 25]
Forces in Europe > ACVs (per capita)	53.9367 per 1 million people		[12th of 25]
Forces in Europe > Aircraft	128		[16th of 24]
Forces in Europe > Aircraft (per capita)	12.3504 per 1 million people		[9th of 24]
Forces in Europe > Artillery	192		[23rd of 25]
Forces in Europe > Artillery (per capita)	18.5257 per 1 million people		[23rd of 25]
Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks	143		[23rd of 24]
Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks (per capita)	13.7978 per 1 million people		[23rd of 24]
Forces in Europe > Helicopters	46		[11th of 22]
Forces in Europe > Helicopters (per capita)	4.43844 per 1 million people		[4th of 22]
Gulf War Coalition Forces	400		[21st of 30]
Gulf War Coalition Forces (per capita)	0.039 per capita		[16th of 30]
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid	$5,890,000.00		[23rd of 40]
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid (per $ GDP)	$1.68 per $100,000 of GDP		[30th of 40]
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid (per capita)	$56.83 per 100 people		[26th of 40]
M2 Browning machine gun > International usage > NATO Member	Yes
Manpower > Availability > Females	2,340,039		[75th of 162]
Manpower > Availability > Males	2,407,128		[81st of 210]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49	2,497,420		[77th of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49	2,509,538		[78th of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 (per capita)	0.241 per capita		[126th of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 (per capita)	240.971 per 1,000 people		[110th of 174]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females	1,915,990		[70th of 162]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males	1,973,167		[73rd of 210]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49	2,068,221		[65th of 174]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49	2,059,130		[64th of 174]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 (per capita)	0.198 per capita		[56th of 174]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 (per capita)	198.681 per 1,000 people		[49th of 173]
Manpower > Military age	19 years of age
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females	61,881		[95th of 226]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females (per capita)	5.948 per 1,000 people		[199th of 225]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males	64,659		[96th of 226]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males (per capita)	6.215 per 1,000 people		[200th of 225]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49	64,263		[78th of 157]
NATO > Current members > Date	April 4 1949
NATO > Current members > Expansion	Founders
Naval officer ranks > Flag Officers > OF-6 Flottieljeadmiraal (in Flemish) Amiral de flottille (in French)
Naval officer ranks > Flag Officers > OF-7 Divisieadmiraal (in Flemish) Amiral de division (in French)
Naval officer ranks > Flag Officers > OF-8 Vice-admiraal (in Flemish) Vice-amiral (in French)
Naval officer ranks > Flag Officers > OF-9 Admiraal (in Flemish) Amiral (in French)
Naval officer ranks > Other officers > OF-2 Luitenant-ter-zee Lieutenant de vaisseau
Naval officer ranks > Other officers > OF-3 Korvetkapitein Capitaine de corvette ---- Luitenant-ter-zee 1ste klasse Lieutenant de vaisseau 1ère classe
Naval officer ranks > Other officers > OF-4 Fregatkapiteit Capitaine de frégate
Naval officer ranks > Other officers > OF-5 Kapitein-ter-zee Capitaine de vaisseau
personnel	37,000		[83rd of 170]
personnel (per capita)	3.531 per 1,000 people		[96th of 171]
personnel > % of total labor force	0.82 %		[91st of 168]
Service age and obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription suspended
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier > National examples > Description The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the base of the location.
Weapon holdings	793,000		[72nd of 137]
Weapon holdings (per capita)	76,514.9 per 1 million people		[64th of 137]
WWII > Jew killed	40,000		[9th of 14]
WWII > Jewish population before war	65,000		[9th of 16]
WWII > Percent of Jew killed	60		[7th of 14]

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