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This is a list of countries sorted by the number of troops within the command of that country, including reserve forces that can aid a depleted active military and/or paramilitary. These numbers are approximations; military forces around the world are constantly changing in numbers from time to time.
This is a list of countries sorted by the number of troops within the command of that country, including reserve forces that can aid a depleted active military and/or paramilitary. These numbers are approximations; military forces around the world are constantly changing in numbers from time to time.


Revision as of 06:20, 22 November 2009

This is a list of countries sorted by the number of troops within the command of that country, including reserve forces that can aid a depleted active military and/or paramilitary. These numbers are approximations; military forces around the world are constantly changing in numbers from time to time.

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Flag State Active Reserve Paramilitary Total Total per 1000 capita Active per 1000 capita
Afghanistan Afghanistan[1] 60,000 0 0 60,000 2.1 2.1
Albania Albania[2] 9,500 5,000 0 14,500 4.6 3
Algeria Algeria[3] 127,500 150,000 60,000 337,500 9.7 3.7
Angola Angola[4] 100,000 100,000 5.4 5.4
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda[5] 170 75 0 245 2.8 1.9
Argentina Argentina[6] 71,800 0 47,240 119,040 3 1.8
Armenia Armenia[7] 60,000 300,000 10,000 370,000 114.5 18.6
Australia Australia[8] 53,572 20,300 0 73,872 3.4 2.5
Austria Austria[9] 34,600 72,000 106,600 12.8 4.1
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan[10] 72,100 300,000 15,000 387,100 44.9 8.4
The Bahamas Bahamas[11] 860 0 0 860 2.5 2.5
Bahrain Bahrain[12] 11,200 0 10,160 21,360 27 14.2
Bangladesh Bangladesh[13] 252,000 470,000 63,250 785,250 4.8 1.6
Barbados Barbados[14] 610 430 0 1,040 4.1 2.4
Belarus Belarus[15] 79,800 289,500 110,000 479,300 49.6 8.3
Belgium Belgium[16] 40,800 100,500 0 141,300 13.2 3.8
Belize Belize[17] 1,050 700 0 1,750 5.4 3.3
Benin Benin[18] 4,550 0 3,000 7,550 0.8 0.5
Bolivia Bolivia[19] 31,500 0 37,100 68,600 7 3.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina[20] 9,200 0 0 9,200 2.4 2.4
Botswana Botswana[21] 9,000 0 1,500 10,500 5.4 4.6
Brazil Brazil[22] 369,000 1,600,000 285,600 2,254,600 11.8 1.9
Brunei Brunei[23] 7,000 0 3,750 10,750 26.9 17.5
Bulgaria Bulgaria[24] 39,000 303,000 34,000 376,000 49.5 5.1
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso[25] 6,000 45,000 1,800 52,800 3.4 0.4
Burundi Burundi[26] 40,000 0 5,500 45,500 5.5 4.8
Cambodia Cambodia[27][28] 124,300 130,000 67,000 321,300 24 9.3
Cameroon Cameroon[29] 23,100 0 9,000 32,100 1.6 1.2
Canada Canada[30][31] 66,949 35,056 9,350 111,355 3.3 2
Cape Verde Cape Verde[32] 1,200 0 0 1,200 2.4 2.4
Central African Republic Central African Republic[33] 1,400 0 1,000 2,400 0.5 0.3
Chad Chad[34] 30,350 0 4,500 34,850 3.1 2.7
Chile Chile[35] 80,500 50,000 36,800 167,300 9.9 4.8
China China[36] A 2,255,000 800,000 3,969,000 7,024,000 5.3 1.7
Colombia Colombia[37] 285,554 0 152,519 438,073 9.7 6.3
Croatia Croatia[38][39] 20,000 12,000 10,000 42,000 9.5 4.5
Cuba Cuba[40] 46,000 39,000 1,146,500 1,231,500 109.9 4.1
Cyprus Cyprus[41] 10,000 60,000 750 70,750 88.3 12.5
Czech Republic Czech Republic[42] 57,050 0 5,600 62,650 6 5.4
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire[43] 17,050 0 7,000 24,050 1.1 0.8
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo[44] 83,800 0 1,400 85,200 1.3 1.3
Denmark Denmark[45] 22,880 64,900 61,500 149,280 27.1 4.1
Djibouti Djibouti[46] 9,850 0 1,400 11,250 13 11.4
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic[47] 24,500 0 15,000 39,500 3.9 2.4
Ecuador Ecuador[48] 59,500 100,000 18,000 177,500 12.7 4.2
Egypt Egypt[49][50] 450,000 254,000 405,000 1,109,000 14.4 5.8
El Salvador El Salvador[51] 16,800 9,900 12,000 38,700 6.3 2.7
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea[52][53] 1,320 0 2,000 3,320 4.9 2
Eritrea Eritrea[54][55][56] 202,000 250,000 0 452,000 89.1 39.8
Estonia Estonia[57] 6,600 220,000 8,000 234,600 175 4.9
Ethiopia Ethiopia[58][59] 182,500 0 0 182,500 2.3 2.3
Fiji Fiji[60] 3,500 6,000 0 9,500 11.2 4.1
Finland Finland[61] 31,850 485,000 3,100 519,950 97.4 6
France France[62][63][64] A 259,050 419,000 101,400 779,450 12 4
Gabon Gabon[65][66] 4,700 0 1,500 6,200 4.2 3.2
The Gambia Gambia[67] 800 0 0 800 0.5 0.5
Georgia (country) Georgia[68] 17,500 250,000 11,700 279,200 63.7 4
Germany Germany[69][70][71] 284,500 358,650 40,000 683,150 8.3 3.5
Ghana Ghana[72] 7,000 0 0 7,000 0.3 0.3
Greece Greece[73] 177,600 291,000 4,000 472,600 42 15.8
Guatemala Guatemala[74] 31,400 35,000 19,000 85,400 6.1 2.2
Guinea Guinea[75] 9,700 0 9,600 19,300 1.9 1
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau[76] 9,250 0 2,000 11,250 7 5.7
Guyana Guyana[77] 1,600 1,500 0 3,100 4.1 2.1
Honduras Honduras[78] 8,300 60,000 6,000 74,300 10 1.1
Hungary Hungary[79][80] 33,400 90,300 12,000 135,700 13.5 3.3
India India[81] A 1,414,000 1,155,000 1,293,300 3,862,300 3.3 1.2
Indonesia Indonesia[82][83] 410,000 400,000 207,000 1,017,000 4.4 1.8
Iran Iran[84][85] 945,000 125,000 11,000,000 12,070,000 162.7 12.7
Iraq Iraq[86]C 273,618 0 315,436 589,054 19.2 8.9
Republic of Ireland Ireland[87] 10,460 7,000 0 17,460 3.9 2.4
Israel Israel[88]B 176,500 445,000 7,650 629,150 84.7 23.8
Italy Italy[89][90] 230,350 65,200 238,800 534,350 8.9 3.8
Jamaica Jamaica[91] 2,830 953 0 3,783 1.4 1
Japan Japan[92][93] 239,900 44,400 12,250 296,550 2.3 1.9
Jordan Jordan[94][95] 100,700 35,000 10,000 145,700 23.1 15.9
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan[96] 65,800 237,000 34,500 337,300 21.7 4.2
Kenya Kenya[97] 24,120 0 5,000 29,120 0.7 0.6
Kuwait Kuwait[98][99][100] 15,500 24,000 6,600 46,100 15.4 5.2
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan[101] 12,500 57,000 5,000 74,500 13.6 2.3
Laos Laos[102] 29,100 0 100,000 129,100 20.4 4.6
Latvia Latvia[103] 5,500 14,050 3,200 22,750 10.1 2.4
Lebanon Lebanon[104][105] 72,100 0 13,000 85,100 20.1 17.1
Lesotho Lesotho[106] 2,000 0 0 2,000 1 1
Liberia Liberia[107] 13,000 0 0 13,000 3.7 3.7
Libya Libya[108][109] 76,000 40,000 3,000 119,000 18.5 11.8
Lithuania Lithuania[110] 13,510 309,200 14,390 337,100 100.6 4
Luxembourg Luxembourg[111] 900 0 612 1,512 3.1 1.8
Madagascar Madagascar[112][113] 13,500 0 8,100 21,600 1.1 0.7
Malawi Malawi[114][115] 5,300 0 1,500 6,800 0.4 0.3
Malaysia Malaysia[116][117] 110,000 41,600 20,100 171,700 6.3 4
Mali Mali[118] 7,350 0 4,800 12,150 0.9 0.6
Malta Malta[119] 2,140 0 0 2,140 5.2 5.2
Mauritania Mauritania[120][121] 15,750 4,500 20,250 6.2 4.8
Mexico Mexico[122] 192,770 300,000 25,000 517,770 4.8 1.8
Moldova Moldova[123] 7,200 66,000 4,300 77,500 21.7 2
Mongolia Mongolia[124] 9,100 137,000 7,200 153,300 57.4 3.4
Montenegro Montenegro[citation needed] 6,500 0 0 6,500 10.4 10.4
Morocco Morocco[125][126] 196,300 150,000 50,000 396,300 12.6 6.2
Mozambique Mozambique[127] 10,000 0 0 10,000 0.4 0.4
Myanmar Myanmar[128][129] 428,250 0 72,000 500,250 10 8.6
Namibia Namibia[130] 9,000 0 6,000 15,000 6.9 4.1
Nepal Nepal[131] 63,000 0 15,000 78,000 2.7 2.1
Netherlands Netherlands[132][133] 53,130 32,200 3,300 88,630 5.4 3.2
New Zealand New Zealand[134] 9,732 2,242 0 11,974 2.8 2.3
Nicaragua Nicaragua[135] 14,000 0 0 14,000 2.4 2.4
Niger Niger[136] 5,300 0 5,400 10,700 0.7 0.3
Nigeria Nigeria[137] 78,500 0 82,000 160,500 1 0.5
North Korea North Korea[36] A 1,106,000 4,700,000 189,000 5,995,000 249.3 46
Norway Norway[138] 27,600 219,000 29,400 276,000 57.2 5.7
Oman Oman[139][140] 41,700 0 10,800 52,500 18.5 14.7
Pakistan Pakistan[36][141] A 700,000 528,000 302,000 1,530,000 9.2 4.2
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea[142] 3,100 0 0 3,100 0.5 0.5
Paraguay Paraguay[143] 18,600 164,500 14,800 197,900 31.2 2.9
Peru Peru[144] 110,000 188,000 77,000 375,000 12.9 3.8
Philippines Philippines[145] 106,000 131,000 158,500 395,500 4.3 1.1
Poland Poland[146] 99,000 234,000 21,300 354,300 9.3 2.6
Portugal Portugal[147][148] 44,900 210,930 25,600 281,430 26.5 4.2
Qatar Qatar[149][150] 12,400 0 0 12,400 8.8 8.8
Taiwan Republic of China (Taiwan)[36] 290,000 1,653,500 22,000 1,965,500 85.4 12.6
North Macedonia Republic of Macedonia[151] 12,850 60,000 7,600 80,450 39.3 6.3
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo[152] 10,000 0 2,000 12,000 3.3 2.7
Romania Romania[153][154] 97,200 104,000 79,900 281,100 13.1 4.5
Russia Russia[155][156][157] A 1,037,000 2,400,000 359,100 3,796,100 26.8 7.3
Rwanda Rwanda[158] 61,000 0 10,000 71,000 7.1 6.1
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia[159][160][161] 199,500 20,000 15,000 234,500 9.1 7.8
Senegal Senegal[162] 9,400 0 5,800 15,200 1.2 0.7
Serbia Serbia[163] 74,500 400,000 40,000 514,500 66.4 9.6
Seychelles Seychelles[164] 450 0 250 700 8.3 5.4
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone[165] 13,000 0 0 13,000 2.3 2.3
Singapore Singapore[166] 60,500 312,500 96,300 469,300 97 12.5
Slovakia Slovakia[167][167][168] 26,200 20,000 4,700 50,900 9.4 4.8
Slovenia Slovenia[169][170] 9,000 20,000 4,500 33,500 16.4 4.4
South Africa South Africa[171] 55,750 17,700 73,450 1.5 1.1
South Korea South Korea[172] 687,000 4,500,000 23,000 5,210,000 107.7 14.2
Spain Spain[173][174] 177,950 328,500 72,600 579,050 12.6 3.9
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka[175] 266,700 10,800 96,600 374,100 18.5 13.2
Sudan Sudan[176][177] 104,500 0 95,000 199,500 4.7 2.5
Suriname Suriname[178] 1,840 0 0 1,840 3.5 3.5
Sweden Sweden[179] 33,900 262,000 38,650 334,550 36 3.7
Switzerland Switzerland[180] 3,500 320,400 280,000 603,900 78.2 0.5
Syria Syria[181][182] 296,000 132,500 108,000 536,500 24.5 13.5
Tajikistan Tajikistan[183] 6,000 0 1,200 7,200 1 0.9
Tanzania Tanzania[184] 27,000 80,000 1,400 108,400 2.5 0.6
East Timor Timor-Leste[185] 1,500 1,500 0 3,000 2.6 1.3
Togo Togo[186] 9,450 0 750 10,200 1.5 1.4
Tonga Tonga[187] 450 0 0 450 4.3 4.3
Transnistria Transnistria[188] 4,500 15,000 2,000 21,500 40 8.4
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago[189] 2,700 0 0 2,700 2 2
Tunisia Tunisia[190][191] 35,000 0 12,000 47,000 4.6 3.4
Turkey Turkey[192][193][194] 514,000 980,000 948,700 2,442,700 34.2 7.2
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan[195] 26,000 0 0 26,000 5.1 5.1
Uganda Uganda[196] 60,000 0 1,800 61,800 1.9 1.8
Ukraine Ukraine[197] 148,000 1,000,000 112,500 1,260,500 27.3 3.2
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates[198][199] 50,500 0 0 50,500 11 11
United Kingdom United Kingdom 208,000 233,860 43,000 484,860 7.9 3.4
United States United States[200][201][202] A 1,473,900 1,458,500 453,000 3,385,400 11 4.8
Uruguay Uruguay[203] 24,000 500 920 25,420 7.6 7.1
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan[204] 40,000 0 17,000 57,000 2.1 1.5
Venezuela Venezuela[205][206] 83,300 50,000 24,000 157,300 5.5 2.9
Vietnam Vietnam[207] 484,000 4,000,000 5,080,000 9,564,000 108.6 5.5
Yemen Yemen[208][209] 65,000 40,000 70,000 175,000 7.4 2.8
Zambia Zambia[210] 21,600 0 1,400 23,000 1.8 1.7
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe[211] 32,000 0 21,800 53,800 4.3 2.6

Bhutan currently maintains an imperial guard of about 1,000 men.

There are currently 24 countries that do not maintain a military.

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  91. ^ "Jamaica Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  92. ^ Cordesman & Kleiber, 2006 p35
  93. ^ "Personnel of JSDF". Japan Defense Agency. Retrieved 2006-04-23.
  94. ^ "Jordanian Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  95. ^ "Jordanian Military". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  96. ^ "Kazakh Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  97. ^ "Kenyan Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  98. ^ "Kuwaiti Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 12)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  99. ^ "Kuwaiti Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  100. ^ "Kuwait Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  101. ^ "Kenyan Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  102. ^ "Laos Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  103. ^ "Latvia Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  104. ^ "Lebanese Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 12)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  105. ^ "Lebanese Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT (Page 20)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  106. ^ "Lesotho Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  107. ^ "Liberian Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  108. ^ "Libyan Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  109. ^ "Libyan Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  110. ^ "Lithuanian Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  111. ^ "Luxembourg Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  112. ^ "Madagascar Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  113. ^ "Madagascar's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT (Page 20)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  114. ^ "Malawi Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  115. ^ "Malawi's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT (Page 21)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  116. ^ "Malaysia Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 35)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  117. ^ "Malay Military". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  118. ^ "Mali Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  119. ^ "Malta Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  120. ^ "Mauritanian Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 12)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  121. ^ "Mauritanian Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  122. ^ "Mexican Military". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  123. ^ "Moldova Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  124. ^ "Mongolian Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  125. ^ Cordesman, 2005 p12
  126. ^ "Moroccon Armed Forces". 2006-07-25.
  127. ^ "Mozambique Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  128. ^ "Myanmar's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 35)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  129. ^ "Myanmar's Reserves". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  130. ^ "Namibia Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  131. ^ "Nepalese Armed Forces". 2006-07-25.
  132. ^ "Dutch Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 127)" (PDF). 2006-09-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  133. ^ "Dutch Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  134. ^ "New Zealand Armed Forces". 2006-09-27.
  135. ^ "Nicaragua Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  136. ^ "Niger Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  137. ^ "Nigerian Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  138. ^ "Norwegian Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  139. ^ "Omanian Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 12)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  140. ^ "Oman Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  141. ^ http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/may/06/pakistan-president-rules-out-possibility-of-taliban-takeover.htm
  142. ^ "Papua New Guinea Armed Forces". 2006-07-25.
  143. ^ "Paraguayan Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  144. ^ "Peruvian Military". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  145. ^ "Philippines Armed Forces". 2006-07-25.
  146. ^ "Ministery of Defence from Sept. 2009".
  147. ^ "Portuguese Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  148. ^ "Portuguese's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT (Page 25)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  149. ^ "Qatari Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 12)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  150. ^ "Qatari Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  151. ^ "Macedonian Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  152. ^ "ROC Congo Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  153. ^ "Romanian Armed Forces". 2006-07-25.
  154. ^ "Romanian Reserve Forces". 2009-10-23.
  155. ^ "Russia's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 32)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  156. ^ "Russian Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 135)" (PDF). 2006-09-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  157. ^ "Russian Paramilitary Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  158. ^ "Rwandan Military". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  159. ^ "Saudi Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 12)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  160. ^ "Saudi Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  161. ^ "Saudi National Guard". 2006-07-25.
  162. ^ "Senegalese Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  163. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro armed forces". 2009-07-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  164. ^ "Seychelles Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  165. ^ "Sierra Leone Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  166. ^ "Singapore Military". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  167. ^ a b "Slovak Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) Cite error: The named reference "Slovakia" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  168. ^ "Slovakia Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT (Page 22)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  169. ^ "Slovenia Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  170. ^ "Slovenia's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT (Page 22)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  171. ^ "South African Military". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  172. ^ South Korea: NATIONAL SECURITY
  173. ^ "Spanish Military". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  174. ^ "Spanish Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  175. ^ "Sri Lankan Military". 2008-12-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  176. ^ "Sudanese Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  177. ^ "Sudanese Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  178. ^ "Suriname Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  179. ^ "Swedish Armed Forces". 2006-07-25.
  180. ^ "Switzerland Armed Forces". 2009-07-20.
  181. ^ "Syrian Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 12)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  182. ^ "Syrian Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 12)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  183. ^ "Tajikstan Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  184. ^ "Thai Reserves". 2006-07-25.
  185. ^ "Timor-Leste Guinea Armed Forces". 2006-07-25.
  186. ^ "Togo Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  187. ^ "Tonga Defence Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  188. ^ "Transnistria Armed Forces". 2006-10-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  189. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  190. ^ "Tunisian Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  191. ^ "Tunisian Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  192. ^ "Turkey's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 32)". 2009-08-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  193. ^ "Turkish Armed Forces,GFP". 2008-10-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  194. ^ "Turkey's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT (Page 33)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  195. ^ "Turkmenistan Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  196. ^ "Uganda Military". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  197. ^ "Ukrainian Armed Forces". 2009-07-20. http://www.mil.gov.ua/files/white_book/white_book_en2007.pdf. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  198. ^ "UAE Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 12)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  199. ^ "UAE Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  200. ^ "United States Armed Forces, DOD" (PDF). DOD. 2008-07-31. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  201. ^ "United State Reserve Forces, DOD" (PDF). DOD. 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  202. ^ "Total Male Population By Age/Sex". US Census Bureau. 2007-04-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  203. ^ "Uruguay Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  204. ^ "Uzbek Armed Forces". 2006-07-25.
  205. ^ ORBAT, 2006, p35
  206. ^ "Venezuelan Armed Forces". 2006-07-25.
  207. ^ "Vietnam's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  208. ^ "Yemeni Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  209. ^ "Yemeni Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  210. ^ "Zambia Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  211. ^ "Zimbabwe Armed Forces". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Footnotes

  • ^A Declared nuclear weapon state
  • ^B Neither confirms nor denies possession of nuclear weapons, see Nuclear weapons and Israel
  • ^C Iraq under Saddam Hussein had up to 400,000 active troops

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