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  • Air force > Combat aircraft: Number of fighter aircrafts (fixed wing aircrafts with combat capability).
  • Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • Army > Attack helicopters: Number of attack helicopter (includes helicopters that have some attacking capabilities).
  • Army > Main battle tanks: Number of main battle tanks.
  • Budget: Annual defense budget in billion USD.
  • Global Peace Index: The Global Peace Index is comprised of 22 indicators in the three categories ongoing domestic or international conflicts; societal safety; and security and militarization. A low index value indicates a peaceful and safe country.
  • Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
  • Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.
  • Navy > Aircraft carriers: Number of aircraft carriers.
  • Navy > Submarines: Number of patrol boats (includes minesweepers).
  • Paramilitary personnel: Paramilitary.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Personnel > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
  • War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Armed forces personnel > Total: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
  • Personnel: 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.
  • Navy > Frigates: Number of frigates.
  • Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
  • Navy > Amphibious warfare ships: Number of amphibious warfare ships.
  • Military expenditure > Current LCU: 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, demobilisation, 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.)"
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Armed forces personnel per 1000: Total armed forces (2000). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males: 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.
  • Expenditure > Current LCU: 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.)
  • Personnel per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date: Signed.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Conscription: A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
  • Armed forces growth: 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.
  • Imports > USD: 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."
  • Defence spending > Percent of GDP: Defense expenditure as percentage of GDP. Figures are for the year 2010.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Forces in Europe > Artillery: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2005
  • Military expenditures > Percent of GDP: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$: 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.
  • Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2006
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Exports > USD: 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."
  • Forces in Europe > Aircraft: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2004
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49: 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.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Forces in Europe > Helicopters: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2007
  • Manpower > Military age: The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49: 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.
  • Forces in Europe > Helicopters per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2007. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Forces in Europe > ACVs: Conventional armed forces in Europe (ACVs = Armoured Combat Vehicles).
  • Forces in Europe > Artillery per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2005. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employment in arms > Production per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
  • Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2006. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Allies of World War I > Personnel and casualties > Wounded in action per 1000: Troops of allied powers wounded in action in World War I. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching military age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49: 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.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49: 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.
  • Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49: 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.
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Allies of World War I > Personnel and casualties > Wounded in action: Troops of allied powers wounded in action in World War I.
  • Forces in Europe > ACVs per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe (ACVs = Armoured Combat Vehicles). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Personnel > % of total labor force: 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.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Military expenditure > % of GDP: 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, demobilisation, 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.)"
  • Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, 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 Organisation's definition of the economically active population."
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Expenditure > % of central government expenditure: 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.)
  • Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Forces in Europe > Aircraft per million: Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
  • Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Expenditure > % of GDP: 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.)
  • Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Conscription status: Whether countries prescribe mandatory military services as of 1997.
STAT Greece Russia HISTORY
Air force > Combat aircraft 308
Ranked 1st.
1,900
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Greece
Armed forces personnel 159,000
Ranked 31st.
1.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Greece
Army > Attack helicopters 29
Ranked 4th.
1,655
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Greece
Army > Main battle tanks 1,244
Ranked 1st.
22,710
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Greece
Budget 10.39 US$ BN
Ranked 2nd.
93.76 US$ BN
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Greece
Global Peace Index 1.96
Ranked 5th.
3.06
Ranked 8th. 56% more than Greece

Military branches Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Elliniko Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA) Ground Forces (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS); Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnyye Voyska, VDV), Strategic Rocket Forces (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN), and Aerospace Defense Troops (Voyska Vozdushno-Kosmicheskoy Oborony or Voyska VKO) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches; Russian Ground Forces include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of the ground troops
Military expenditures 4.3% of GDP
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Russia
3.9% of GDP
Ranked 6th.
Military service age and obligation 19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for all services; women are eligible for voluntary military service 18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; service obligation is 1 year (conscripts can only be sent to combat zones after 6 months of training); reserve obligation to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces
Navy > Aircraft carriers 0.0
Ranked 4th.
1
Ranked 1st.
Navy > Submarines 11
Ranked 1st.
17
Ranked 1st. 55% more than Greece
Paramilitary personnel 4,000
Ranked 1st.
449,000
Ranked 1st. 112 times more than Greece
Personnel > Per capita 15.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 49% more than Russia
10.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.

Service age and obligation 19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 17 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation - 1 year for all services; women are eligible for voluntary military service 18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; service obligation - 1 year; reserve obligation to age 50; as of July 2008, a draft military strategy called for the draft to continue up to the year 2030
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 124th.
339
Ranked 17th.

Expenditures > Percent of GDP 4.3%
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Russia
3.9%
Ranked 24th.
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Armed forces personnel > Total 161,000
Ranked 35th.
1.48 million
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Greece

Personnel 168,000
Ranked 38th.
1.45 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Greece

Navy > Frigates 13
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia
5
Ranked 1st.
Branches Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polimiki Aeroporia, EPA) Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches; Russian Ground Forces include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of ground troops
Navy > Amphibious warfare ships 15
Ranked 1st. The same as Russia
15
Ranked 1st.
Military expenditure > Current LCU 9.47 billion
Ranked 65th.
1.69 trillion
Ranked 10th. 179 times more than Greece

Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 52,754
Ranked 105th.
693,843
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Greece

Armed forces personnel per 1000 14.56
Ranked 13th. 40% more than Russia
10.39
Ranked 21st.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 53,858
Ranked 108th.
821,103
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Greece

Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Expenditure > Current LCU 8120000000 808806000000
Personnel per 1000 15.13
Ranked 15th. 49% more than Russia
10.14
Ranked 28th.

Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date 1 Jul 1968 (M, W) 1 Jul 1968 (L, M, W)
Conscription <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists (<a href=/encyclopedia/artificial-intelligence>AI</a>). <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists (<a href=/encyclopedia/artificial-intelligence>AI</a>).
Armed forces growth -21%
Ranked 91st.
-71%
Ranked 126th. 3 times more than Greece
Imports > USD 518 million
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Russia
100 million
Ranked 40th.

Defence spending > Percent of GDP 3.3%
Ranked 1st.
3.5%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Greece
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 1.11 billion constant 1990 US$
Ranked 5th. 28 times more than Russia
40 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 50th.

Forces in Europe > Artillery 1,901
Ranked 4th.
5,856
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Greece
Expenditures 4.3% of GDP
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Russia
3.9% of GDP
Ranked 12th.
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 4.3% of GDP
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Russia
3.9% of GDP
Ranked 11th.
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 2016552 26381518
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ 8 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 31st.
5.77 billion constant 1990 US$
Ranked 2nd. 721 times more than Greece

Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks 1,723
Ranked 5th.
4,982
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Greece
Employment in arms > Production 15,000
Ranked 34th.
835,000
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Greece
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 2.02 million
Ranked 41st.
21.05 million
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Greece
Exports > USD 23 million
Ranked 24th.
5.95 billion
Ranked 2nd. 259 times more than Greece

Forces in Europe > Aircraft 505
Ranked 4th.
2,358
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Greece
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 2.46 million
Ranked 49th.
35.25 million
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Greece
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 4.68
Ranked 219th.
4.83
Ranked 214th. 3% more than Greece

Forces in Europe > Helicopters 20
Ranked 17th.
445
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Greece
Manpower > Availability > Males 2.54 million
Ranked 76th.
36.22 million
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Greece

Manpower > Military age 21 years of age 18 years of age
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 24 SEP 1996
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 58,399
Ranked 85th.
1.29 million
Ranked 8th. 22 times more than Greece
Forces in Europe > Helicopters per million 1.79
Ranked 15th.
3.13
Ranked 9th. 75% more than Greece
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 52,754
Ranked 105th.
693,843
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Greece
Forces in Europe > ACVs 2,141
Ranked 8th.
9,292
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Greece
Forces in Europe > Artillery per million 171.2
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia
40.91
Ranked 13th.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 None 34985115
Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 725.72 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 26th.
40,324.61 constant 1990 US$ per 1
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Greece

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 100.32 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 3rd. 372 times more than Russia
0.27 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 84th.

Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 2 million
Ranked 41st.
29.06 million
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Greece
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 180.34
Ranked 53th. 22% more than Russia
148.13
Ranked 104th.
Employment in arms > Production per 1000 1.37
Ranked 19th.
5.72
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Greece
Manpower > Availability > Females 2.52 million
Ranked 69th.
37.02 million
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Greece

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 2.08 million
Ranked 70th.
21.49 million
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Greece

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 2.66 million
Ranked 70th.
36 million
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Greece

Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 100.32 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 3rd. 372 times more than Russia
0.27 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 85th.

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 per 1000 4.96
Ranked 88th.
8.76
Ranked 53th. 76% more than Greece
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 219.78
Ranked 84th.
248.04
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Greece
Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks per million 154.55
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Russia
34.96
Ranked 12th.
Allies of World War I > Personnel and casualties > Wounded in action per 1000 1.88
Ranked 9th.
34.74
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Greece
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 4.38
Ranked 220th.
4.64
Ranked 214th. 6% more than Greece
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 49,485
Ranked 106th.
660,359
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Greece
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 2.07 million
Ranked 64th.
28.76 million
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Greece

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 239.75
Ranked 111th.
251.48
Ranked 77th. 5% more than Greece

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 2.03 million
Ranked 66th.
24 million
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Greece

Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 55,571
Ranked 55th.
1.24 million
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Greece
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 2.44 million
Ranked 46th.
35.99 million
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Greece
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 5.22
Ranked 140th.
9.05
Ranked 79th. 73% more than Greece
Allies of World War I > Personnel and casualties > Wounded in action 21,000
Ranked 11th.
4.95 million
Ranked 1st. 236 times more than Greece
Forces in Europe > ACVs per million 194.22
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Russia
64.26
Ranked 9th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 185.5
Ranked 114th. 23% more than Russia
151.38
Ranked 153th.

Personnel > % of total labor force 3.26%
Ranked 16th. 65% more than Russia
1.98%
Ranked 35th.

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 21 APR 1999 30 JUN 2000
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 52754 693843
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 49485 660359
Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 225.61
Ranked 156th.
255.16
Ranked 81st. 13% more than Greece

Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 224.01
Ranked 116th.
260.8
Ranked 49th. 16% more than Greece

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 4.79
Ranked 198th.
5.78
Ranked 187th. 21% more than Greece

Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 183.85
Ranked 98th.
202.61
Ranked 66th. 10% more than Greece

Arms > Exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 0.726 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 26th.
40.31 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Greece

Military expenditure > % of GDP 3.99%
Ranked 15th.
4.33%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Greece

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 50,488
Ranked 108th.
781,570
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Greece

Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 3.09%
Ranked 15th. 59% more than Russia
1.94%
Ranked 28th.

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 4.38
Ranked 218th.
4.64
Ranked 212th. 6% more than Greece
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.181 per capita
Ranked 77th.
0.213 per capita
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Greece

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 4.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 219th.
5.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 205th. 18% more than Greece

Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.239 per capita
Ranked 128th.
0.272 per capita
Ranked 55th. 14% more than Greece

Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 5.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 218th.
5.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 208th. 16% more than Greece

Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 10.15%
Ranked 18th.
18.76%
Ranked 8th. 85% more than Greece

Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 178.74
Ranked 51st.
204.48
Ranked 20th. 14% more than Greece
Forces in Europe > Aircraft per million 45.65
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Russia
16.39
Ranked 5th.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 218.25
Ranked 58th.
253.25
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Greece
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 4.9
Ranked 215th. 1% more than Russia
4.87
Ranked 216th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 49,485
Ranked 106th.
660,359
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Greece
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 4.49
Ranked 198th.
5.51
Ranked 188th. 23% more than Greece

Expenditure > % of GDP 4.48%
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Russia
3.74%
Ranked 13th.

Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 per 1000 182.49
Ranked 65th. 9% more than Russia
167.66
Ranked 85th.

Conscription status Yes Yes

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