Approximate Strengths of Selected Regular Armed Forces of the World 2

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Combat aircraft{1}

Warships Bombers Defense

Military personnel in 000s Submarines Aircraft and Recon- expenditure

carriers/ Destroyers/ fighter- nais- as % of

Country Total Army Navy Air Force{2} Nuclear Diesel cruisers frigates ground attack Fighters sance Tanks{3} 1993 GNP

I. NATO

Belgium 63.0 48.0 2.9 12.1 — — — 2 85 48 — 334 1.8

Canada{4} 78.1 20.0 12.5 20.6 — 3 — 15 180 — 18 114 1.9

Denmark 27.0 16.3 4.6 6.1 — 5 — 3 63 — — 452 2.0

France{4} 409.6 241.4 64.2{5} 89.8 11 7 3 40 678 82 108 1,047 3.4

Germany 367.3 254.3 30.1 82.9 — 20 — 12 494 24 18 2,855 2.1

Greece 159.3 113.0 19.5 26.8 — 8 — 14 247 80 28 2,722 5.5

Italy 322.3 205.0 44.0 73.3 — 9 2 27 256 112 18 1,210 2.0

Netherlands, The{4} 70.9 43.2 14.3{5} 9.0 — 6 — 18 164 — 21 740 2.2

Norway{4} 33.5 18.0 6.6 7.9 — 12 — 4 60 15 6 170 3.1

Portugal 50.7 27.2 12.5 11.0 — 3 — 11 77 — 6 209 2.8

Spain 206.5 145.0 33.1{5} 28.4 — 8 1 16 89 73 15 1,012 1.5

Turkey 503.8 393.0 54.0 56.8 — 15 — 21 458 51 67 4,919 4.1

United Kingdom 254.3 123.0 55.6{5} 75.7 15 2 3 35 393 134 49 921 3.6

United States 1,650.3 559.9 666.8{5} 433.8 110 — 87 97 4,460 1,008 364 14,795 4.7

II. NON-NATO EUROPE

Albania 73.0 60.0 3.0 10.0 — 2 — — 48 51 — 859 3.5

Armenia 32.7 32.7 — — — — — — 5 1 — 120 3.6

Austria 51.3 44.0 — 7.3 — — — — 30 24 — 169 0.9

Azerbaijan{4} 56.0 49.0 3.0 2.0 — — — — 18 30 — 279 2.9

Belarus{4} 92.5 52.5 — 27.6 — — — — 150 204 66 3,108 3.3

Bosnia and Herzegovina 110.0 110.0 — — — — — — — — — 40 48.7

Bulgaria 101.9 51.6 3.0 21.6 — 2 — 1 160 87 47 1,967 2.9

Croatia 105.0 99.6 1.1 4.3 — 1 — — 20 — — 173 5.9

Czech Republic 92.9 37.4 — 25.0 — — — — 140 68 — 1,433 n.a.

Finland 31.2 25.7 2.5 3.0 — — — — — 110 — 230 2.0

Hungary 74.5 56.5 — 18.0 — — — — — 157 14 1,191 2.0

Ireland 13.0 11.2 1.0 0.8 — — — — 15 — 3 — 1.1

Moldova 11.1 9.8 — 1.3 — — — — — 31 — — 1.2

Poland 283.6 185.9 19.0 78.7 — 3 — 2 118 256 24 2,110 2.5

Romania{4} 230.5 160.5 19.0{5} 27.4 — 1 — 6 189 181 26 2,568 4.2

Slovakia 47.0 33.0 — 14.0 — — — — 41 97 8 912 2.3

Sweden 64.0 43.5 9.0 11.5 — 12 — — 149 191 51 627 2.3

Ukraine{4} 517.0 308.0 16.0 146.0 — — — — 455 590 152 5,380 7.2

Yugoslavia 126.5 90.0 7.5 29.0 — 5 — 4 150 114 20 639 10.6

III. RUSSIA

Russia{4} 1,714.0 780.0 295.0{5} 489.0{6} 48 72 27 134 1,733 1,985 400 20,460 7.0

IV. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; LATIN AMERICA

Algeria 121.7 105.0 6.7 10.0 — 2 — 3 50 140 3 960 2.5

Egypt 440.0 310.0 20.0 110.0 — 3 — 4 170 361 20 3,234 4.8

Iran{4} 513.0 345.0 18.0 30.0 — 2 — 5 170 125 14 1,245 4.3

Iraq 382.0 350.0 2.0 30.0 — — — 1 136 180 — 2,200 15.3

Israel 172.0 134.0 6.0 32.0 — 3 — — 227 229 22 3,895 9.8

Jordan 98.6 90.0 0.6 8.0 — — — — 70 32 — 1,141 9.4

Kuwait{4} 16.6 10.0 2.5 2.5 — — — — 68 15 — 150 12.1

Lebanon 44.3 43.0 0.5 0.8 — — — — — 3 — 100 4.4

Libya 70.0 40.0 8.0 22.0 — 4 — 2 200 206 12 2,350 6.3

Morocco 195.5 175.0 7.0 13.5 — — — 1 84 15 2 224 3.8

Oman{4} 42.9 25.0 4.2 3.5 — — — — 35 13 — 73 15.3

Saudi Arabia 104.0 70.0 12.0{5} 22.0 — — — 8 125 157 10 770 13.1

Sudan, The 118.5 115.0 0.5 3.0 — — — — 40 23 2 320 11.6

Syria 408.0 300.0 8.0 100.0 — 1 — 2 255 330 6 4,500 8.6

Tunisia 35.5 27.0 5.0 3.5 — — — — 32 — — 84 3.5

United Arab Emirates 61.5 57.0 2.0 2.5 — — — — 61 28 8 125 5.7

Yemen{7} 66.0 61.0 1.5 3.5 — — — — 65 45 — 1,140 12.5

Angola 82.0 75.0 1.5 5.5 — — — — 58 21 3 200 32.4

Kenya 24.2 20.5 1.2 2.5 — — — — 32 — — 80 2.2

Madagascar 21.0 20.0 0.5 0.5 — — — — 12 — — — 1.2

Mozambique 34.8 30.0 0.8 4.0 — — — — 43 — — 80 9.8

Nigeria 76.5 62.0 5.0 9.5 — — — 1 80 — — 178 0.6

South Africa{4} 78.5 58.0 4.5 10.0 — 3 — — 244 — 13 250 3.3

Tanzania 49.6 45.0 1.0 3.6 — — — — — 24 — 65 3.2

Zaire{4} 49.1 25.0 1.3{5} 1.8 — — — — 22 — — 60 3.0

Zimbabwe 46.9 42.9 — 4.0 — — — — 32 14 8 40 3.9

Argentina 69.8 40.4 20.5{5} 8.9 — 2 — 13 252 0 9 266 2.4

Brazil 336.8 219.0 58.4{5} 59.4 — 4 1 20 256 16 64 — 1.0

Chile 93.0 54.0 25.0{5} 14.0 — 4 — 10 83 15 18 136 3.6

Colombia 146.4 121.0 18.1{5} 7.3 — 2 — 5 74 — — — 2.0

Cuba 106.0 85.0 6.0{5} 15.0 — 2 — 3 14 116 — 1,575 3.7

Ecuador 57.5 50.0 4.5{5} 3.0 — 2 — 2 70 14 — — 3.8

El Salvador 30.7 28.0 0.7 2.0 — — — — 27 — — — 2.7

Mexico 175.0 130.0 37.0{5} 8.0 — — — 5 90 11 19 — 0.5

Peru 115.0 75.0 25.0{5} 15.0 — 6 2 9 74 20 7 300 1.4

Uruguay 25.6 17.2 5.4{5} 3.0 — — — 3 24 — 7 — 1.8

Venezuela{4} 79.0 34.0 15.0{5} 7.0 — 2 — 6 119 — 4 70 2.4

V. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA; EAST ASIA AND OCEANIA

Australia 61.6 28.6 14.8 18.2 — 4 — 12 132 — 23 103 2.4

Bangladesh 115.5 101.0 8.0 6.5 — — — 4 42 27 — 140 1.5

Cambodia{4} 88.5 36.0 2.0 0.5 — — — — — 21 — 150 5.4

China 2,930.0 2,200.0 260.0{5} 470.0{6} 6 43 — 55 1,225 4,600 60 8,000 5.4

India 1,265.0 1,100.0 55.0{5} 110.0 — 15 2 23 457 369 59 3,400 2.4

Indonesia 276.0 214.0 42.0{5} 20.0 — 2 — 13 65 14 28 — 1.4

Japan{4} 237.7 150.0 43.0 44.5 — 17 — 62 140 280 147 1,160 1.6

Kazakhstan 40.0 25.0 — 15.0 — — — — 80 71 27 1,100 3.9

Korea, North 1,128.0 1,000.0 46.0 82.0 — 25 — 3 410 360 — 3,700 25.2

Korea, South 633.0 520.0 60.0{5} 53.0 — 2 — 40 321 96 43 1,900 4.2

Kyrgyzstan 12.0 12.0 — — — — — — 199 — — 204 1.7

Laos 37.0 33.0 0.5 3.5 — — — — 31 — — — 8.3

Malaysia 114.5 90.0 12.0 12.5 — — — 4 74 13 12 — 4.4

Mongolia 21.2 20.0 — 1.2 — — — — 15 — — 650 6.9

Myanmar (Burma) 286.0 265.0 12.0{5} 9.0 — — — — 55 36 — 56 10.5

New Zealand 10.0 4.5 2.2 3.3 — — — 4 37 — 6 — 1.5

Pakistan 587.0 520.0 22.0{5} 45.0 — 6 — 9 174 244 16 1,950 6.6

Philippines 106.5 68.0 23.0{5} 15.5 — — — 1 36 7 8 — 2.2

Singapore 54.0 45.0 3.0 6.0 — — — — 109 38 16 — 5.2

Sri Lanka 126.0 105.0 10.3 10.7 — — — — 27 — 6 25 4.7

Taiwan 425.0 289.0 68.0{5} 68.0 — 4 — 33 453 — 38 509 5.5

Thailand 256.0 150.0 63.0{5} 43.0 — — — 9 142 43 30 253 2.7

Turkmenistan 28.0 28.0 — — — — — — 95 84 — 570 3.8

Uzbekistan 45.0 35.0 — 7.0 — — — — 70 72 — 125 2.8

Vietnam 572.0 500.0 42.0{5} 30.0 — — — 7 65 125 4 1,300 4.3

Note: Data exclude most paramilitary, security, and irregular forces. Naval data exclude vessels of less than 100 tons standard displacement. Figures are for June 1994. Because of substantive changes in national forces and

reassessments of evidence, data may not be comparable with previous editions.

{1}Includes combat aircraft from all services, including naval and air defense. Light strike/counterinsurgency aircraft are included in bomber/fighter-ground-attack category. Reconnaissance includes maritime reconnaissance,

electronic warfare, and antisubmarine warfare aircraft.

{2}Includes air defense troops.

{3}Main battle tanks (MBT), weighing at least 16.5 metric tons with gun of at least 75-mm caliber.

{4}Some countries have staffs, centrally controlled units, support services, military police, regular armed forces not responsible to Ministry of Defense, and the like, which means total armed forces are greater than the sum of

the three armed forces.

{5}Includes marines or naval infantry.

{6}Includes strategic missile forces.

{7}Does not reflect losses from 1994 civil war.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, 23 Tavistock Street, London, The Military Balance 1994-1995.

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