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   United States  11.1%
   China  9.9%
   Korea, North  5.1%
   Israel  4.6%
   Syria  3.4%
   Egypt  3.2%
   India  3%
   Korea, South  3%
   Turkey  2.9%
   Ukraine  2.7%
   Iraq  2.1%
   Vietnam  1.9%
   France  1.7%
   Iran  1.7%
   Belarus  1.7%
   Greece  1.6%
   Pakistan  1.6%
   Taiwan  1.5%
   Italy  1.5%
   Bulgaria  1.4%


Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  United States:38,538,000 
#2  China:34,281,000 
#3  Korea, North:17,634,000 
#4  Israel:15,985,000 
#5  Syria:11,905,000 
#6  Egypt:11,251,000 
#7  India:10,538,000 
#8  Korea, South:10,303,000 
#9  Turkey:10,049,000 
#10  Ukraine:9,520,000 
#11  Iraq:7,266,000 
#12  Vietnam:6,678,000 
#13  France:6,000,000 
#14  Iran:5,901,000 
#15  Belarus:5,756,000 
#16  Greece:5,488,000 
#17  Pakistan:5,407,000 
#18  Taiwan:5,341,000 
#19  Italy:5,243,000 
#20  Bulgaria:4,838,000 
#21  Libya:4,829,000 
#22  Saudi Arabia:4,810,000 
#23  Poland:4,073,000 
#24  Romania:4,035,000 
#25  Algeria:3,774,000 
#26  Spain:3,550,000 
#27  Japan:3,307,000 
#28  Kazakhstan:3,252,000 
#29  Serbia and Montenegro:3,252,000 
#30  Jordan:2,859,000 
#31  South Africa:2,671,000 
#32  Thailand:2,563,000 
#33  Cuba:2,490,000 
#34  Switzerland:2,432,000 
#35  Hungary:2,388,000 
#36  Finland:2,260,000 
#37  Morocco:2,187,000 
#38  Brazil:2,153,000 
#39  Netherlands:2,024,000 
#40  Turkmenistan:2,011,000 
#41  Sweden:1,970,000 
#42  Angola:1,908,000 
#43  Lebanon:1,875,000 
#44  Canada:1,774,000 
#45  Afghanistan:1,760,000 
#46  Sudan:1,718,000 
#47  Singapore:1,617,000 
#48  United Arab Emirates:1,574,000 
#49  Uzbekistan:1,532,000 
#50  Bosnia and Herzegovina:1,517,000 
#51  Albania:1,509,000 
#52  Argentina:1,442,000 
#53  Mongolia:1,350,000 
#54  Denmark:1,249,000 
#55  Mexico:1,235,000 
#56  Austria:1,218,000 
#57  Nigeria:1,206,000 
#58  Niger:1,206,000 
#59  Australia:1,186,000 
#60  Croatia:1,171,000 
#61  Azerbaijan:1,169,000 
#62  Indonesia:1,166,000 
#63  Chile:1,123,000 
#64  Malaysia:1,108,000 
#65  Kyrgyzstan:974,000 
#66  Peru:948,000 
#67  Ethiopia:937,000 
#68  Czech Republic:898,000 
#69  Slovakia:898,000 
#70  Venezuela:855,000 
#71  Philippines:794,000 
#72  Belgium:793,000 
#73  Cambodia:762,000 
#74  Portugal:756,000 
#75  Kuwait:751,000 
#76  Burma:746,000 
#77  Cyprus:691,000 
#78  Norway:613,000 
#79  Tunisia:581,000 
#80  Bahrain:580,000 
#81  Zimbabwe:554,000 
#82  Bangladesh:547,000 
#83  Ecuador:542,000 
#84  Oman:503,000 
#85  Armenia:481,000 
#86  Nicaragua:481,000 
#87  Mozambique:397,000 
#88  Moldova:387,000 
#89  Tanzania:387,000 
#90  Sri Lanka:379,000 
#91  Georgia:377,000 
#92  Colombia:373,000 
#93  Qatar:346,000 
#94  Uruguay:310,000 
#95  Uganda:286,000 
#96  Kenya:251,000 
#97  Zambia:247,000 
#98  Slovenia:218,000 
#99  Laos:214,000 
#100  Bolivia:209,000 
#101  Congo, Democratic Republic of the:190,000 
#102  Botswana:178,000 
#103  El Salvador:159,000 
#104  Chad:152,000 
#105  Burundi:148,000 
#106  Guatemala:145,000 
#107  New Zealand:134,000 
#108  Mali:133,000 
#109  Tajikistan:121,000 
#110  Burkina Faso:119,000 
#111  Cameroon:114,000 
#112  Ireland:112,000 
#113  Rwanda:107,000 
#114  Guinea-Bissau:101,000 
#115  Namibia:89,000 
#116  Honduras:89,000 
#117  Lithuania:81,000 
#118  Ghana:75,000 
#119  Dominica:72,000 
#120  Dominican Republic:72,000 
#121  Madagascar:71,000 
#122  Paraguay:71,000 
#123  Benin:69,000 
#124  Togo:65,000 
#125  Gabon:60,000 
#126  Senegal:48,000 
#127  Central African Republic:43,000 
#128  Cote d'Ivoire:43,000 
#129  Djibouti:37,000 
#130  Lesotho:24,000 
#131  Nepal:14,000 
#132  Jamaica:13,000 
#133  Equatorial Guinea:10,000 
#134  Malawi:9,000 
#135  Guyana:6,000 
#136  Sierra Leone:3,000 
#137  Germany:
Total: 346,468,000  
Weighted average: 2,528,963.5  

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COMMENTARY     

John
27th April 2005
It's very interesting to note that Israel has 15,985,000 weapon holdings, since its a nation of only 6+ million, while India for example has 10,538,000 weapon holdings, and it's a nation of 1+ billion!
dz (usa)
19th September 2007
John,

That's because israel was the victim of countless wars by an enemy that outnumbers it whose purposes where to destroy it in some sort of modern crusades!
James (Elon University)
4th October 2007
Why is it that Germany has 0? I realize that some countries have a ban on firearms like Japan, but I know that both Japan and Germany have self defense forces. Could someone explain this?
Travis (Los Angeles)
5th November 2007
Ummm Germany has 0 because of WW2. Remember that time they tried to take over the world?
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