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List of countries by size of Armed Forces
Here is a list of armed forces ranked by active troop strength. This information was provided by The Military Balance 2003-2004 found in the 2005 edition of the World Almanacs and Book of Facts.
| Rank | Country | Active troop Strength (thousands) | Reserve troop strength (thousands) | Defense expend. as of 2002 ($ billions) | # of Tanks | # of Cruisers/ Frigates/ Destroyers |
| 1. | China | 2,270 | 550 | 48.4 | 7,180 | 0C/ 42F/ 21D |
| 2. | United States | 1,414 | 1,259 | 329.6 | 7,620 | 27C/ 30F/ 49D |
| 3. | India | 1,298 | 535 | 13.1 | 3,398 | 0C/ 16F/ 8D |
| 4. | N. Korea | 1,082 | 4,700 | 4.7 | 3,500 | 0C/ 3F/ 0D |
| 5. | Russia | 988 | 2,400 | 48 | 21,870 | 7C/ 10F/ 14D |
| 6. | S. Korea | 686 | 4,500 | 12.6 | 1,000 | 0C/ 9F/ 6D |
| 7. | Pakistan | 620 | 513 | 2.5 | 2,368 | 0C/ 8F/ 0D |
| 8. | Iran | 520 | 350 | 4.9 | 1,565 | 0C/ 3F/ 0D |
| 9. | Turkey | 515 | 378 | 8.7 | 4,205 | 0C/ 19F/ 0D |
| 10. | Vietnam | 484 | 3000 | 2.3 | 1,315 | 0C/ 6F/ 0D |
| 11. | Myanmar | 444 | - | 2.8 | 100 | - |
| 12. | Egypt | 443 | 254 | 3.1 | 4,395 | 0C/ 10F/ 1D |
| 13. | Taiwan | 370 | 1,657 | 7.5 | 926+ | 0C/ 21F/ 11D |
| 14. | Syria | 319 | 354 | 1.8 | 4,500 | 0C/ 2F/ 0D |
| 15. | Thailand | 306 | 200 | 1.7 | 333 | 0C/ 12F/ 0D |
| 16. | Ukraine | 302 | 1,000 | 4.7 | 3,784 | 1C/ 12F/ 0D |
| 17. | Indonesia | 297 | 400 | 6.2 | - | 0C/ 17F/ 1D |
| 18. | Germany | 296 | 390 | 31.5 | 2,398 | 0C/ 12F/ 1D |
| 19. | Brazil | 288 | 1,115 | 9.7 | 178 | 0C/ 14F/ 0D |
| 20. | France | 260 | 100 | 38 | 614 | 0C/ 20F/ 12D |
| 21. | Ethiopia | 253 | - | 0.4 | 270+ | - |
| 22. | Japan | 240 | 47 | 37.1 | 1,020 | 0C/ 9F/ 45D |
| 23. | Italy | 217 | 65 | 24.2 | 1,183 | 1C/ 12F/ 4D |
| 24. | United Kingdom | 210 | 257 | 35.2 | 543 | 0C/ 20F/ 11D |
| 25. | Saudi Arabia | 199 | - | 21 | 1,055 | 0C/ 7F/ 0D |
| 26. | Morocco | 196 | 150 | 1.3 | 744 | 0C/ 2F/ 0D |
| 27. | Mexico | 193 | 300 | 5.3 | - | 0C/ 8F/ 3D |
| 28. | Spain | 178 | 329 | 8.3 | 552 | 0C/ 16F/ 0D |
| 29. | Greece | 178 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 1,723 | 0C/ 12F/ 2D |
| 30. | Israel | 162 | 425 | 9.4 | 3,950 | - |
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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