u.n. --- r.i.p. , page-10

fallguy, get out your calculator Country Rank in 1997, by Variable

Yes I know, it's 1997 figures but if you adjust the US to todays make sure you do the same to the rest.

Get your calculator and see just how much the next 20 after the US, spend........

Your sources sound a little rubbery.


Military Expenditures (ME) (millions of dollars)
1 United States 276300
2 China — Mainland 74910
3 Russia 41730
4 France 41520
5 Japan 40840
6 United Kingdom 35290
7 Germany 32870
8 Italy 22720
9 Saudi Arabia 21150
10 Korea, South 15020
11 Brazil 14150
12 China — Taiwan 13060
13 India 10850
14 Israel 9335
15 Australia 8463
16 Canada 7800
17 Turkey 7792
18 Spain 7670
19 Netherlands 6839
20 Korea, North 6000
21 Singapore 5664
22 Poland 5598
23 Sweden 5550
24 Greece 5533
25 Indonesia 4812
26 Iran 4726
27 Mexico 4294
28 Ukraine 4285
29 Switzerland 3859
30 Argentina 3701
31 Belgium 3686
32 Colombia 3456
33 Syria 3403
34 Vietnam 3387
35 Pakistan 3381
36 Thailand 3380
37 Burma NA
38 Norway 3253
39 Chile 2864
40 Denmark 2804
41 Kuwait 2761
42 Portugal 2389
43 Uzbekistan NA
44 South Africa 2322
45 United Arab Emirates 2306
46 Romania 2285
47 Egypt 2176
48 Malaysia 2089
49 Libya NA
50 Nigeria 2001
51 Czech Republic 1988
52 Finland 1956
53 Venezuela 1856
54 Oman 1815
55 Austria 1794
56 Algeria 1752
57 Angola 1552
58 Croatia 1489
59 Morocco 1386
60 Peru 1352
61 Hungary 1320
62 Philippines 1266
63 Iraq 1250
64 Slovenia 1218
65 Serbia and Montenegro 1200
66 Qatar NA
67 Bulgaria 949
68 Slovakia 903
69 Belarus 841
70 New Zealand 766
71 Sri Lanka 762
72 Ecuador 746
73 Ireland 744
74 Cuba NA
75 Kazakstan 699
76 Afghanistan NA
77 Jordan 626
78 Bangladesh 592
79 Bahrain 533
80 Cyprus 506
81 Lebanon 465
82 Sudan 412
83 Yemen 411
84 Brunei 374
85 Tunisia 359
86 Armenia 342
87 Zimbabwe 320
88 Turkmenistan 299
89 Uruguay 279
90 Uganda 268
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 259
92 Congo (Kinshasa) 252
93 Botswana 241
94 Cameroon 240
95 Azerbaijan 224
96 Kenya 206
97 Guatemala NA
98 Dominican Republic 168
99 Kyrgyzstan 159
100 Georgia 158
101 Bolivia 150
102 Luxembourg 134
103 Lithuania 127
104 Paraguay 127
105 Cambodia 126
106 Ethiopia 117
107 Panama 114
108 Tajikistan 113
109 Estonia 111
110 Ivory Coast 101
111 El Salvador 101
112 Honduras NA
113 Latvia 97
114 Gabon 90
115 Namibia 90
116 Tanzania 87
117 Macedonia 83
118 Trinidad and Tobago 83
119 Rwanda 81
120 Congo (Brazzaville) 74
121 Mozambique 73
122 Senegal 69
123 Burkina Faso 67
124 Eritrea 65
125 Albania 64
126 Papua New Guinea 63
127 Moldova 62
128 Laos 60
129 Costa Rica 58
130 Burundi 57
131 Guinea 54
132 Jamaica 53
133 Madagascar 53
134 Haiti NA
135 Fiji 48
136 Sierra Leone 48
137 Ghana 47
138 Chad 43
139 Mali 43
140 Nepal 42
141 Zambia 41
142 Central African Republic 39
143 Swaziland 32
144 Lesotho 32
145 Somalia NA
146 Malta 31
147 Togo 29
148 Benin 27
149 Nicaragua 27
150 Malawi 26
151 Mauritania 24
152 Djibouti 20
153 Niger 20
154 Mongolia 19
155 Suriname 17
156 Gambia, The 15
157 Barbados 14
158 Mauritius 12
159 Guinea-Bissau 8
160 Guyana 8
161 Equatorial Guinea NA
162 Liberia NA
163 Cape Verde 4
164 Bhutan NA
165 Sao Tome and Principe 0
166 Belize 0
167 Iceland 0

Armed Forces (thousands)
1 China — Mainland 2600
2 United States 1532
3 Russia 1300
4 India 1265
5 Korea, North 1100
6 Turkey 820
7 Korea, South 670
8 Vietnam 650
9 Pakistan 610
10 Iran 575
11 France 475
12 Ukraine 450
13 Egypt 430
14 Italy 419
15 China — Taiwan 400
16 Iraq 400
17 Germany 335
18 Burma NA
19 Syria 320
20 Brazil 296
21 Thailand 288
22 Indonesia 280
23 Japan 250
24 Mexico 250
25 Poland 230
26 United Kingdom 218
27 Greece 206
28 Romania 200
29 Morocco 195
30 Israel 185
31 Saudi Arabia 180
32 Colombia 149
33 Algeria 124
34 Peru 115
35 Serbia and Montenegro 115
36 Bangladesh 110
37 Malaysia 110
38 Sri Lanka 110
39 Spain 107
40 Philippines 105
41 Sudan 105
42 Chile 102
43 Jordan 102
44 Ethiopia 100
45 Angola 95
46 Bulgaria 80
47 Nigeria 76
48 Azerbaijan 75
49 South Africa 75
50 Venezuela 75
51 Portugal 72
52 Libya 70
53 Yemen 69
54 Argentina 65
55 Australia 65
56 Belarus 65
57 Uzbekistan 65
58 Canada 61
59 Armenia 60
60 Cambodia 60
61 Sweden 60
62 United Arab Emirates 60
63 Croatia 58
64 Ecuador 58
65 Lebanon 57
66 Netherlands 57
67 Cuba 55
68 Czech Republic 55
69 Eritrea 55
70 Singapore 55
71 Albania 52
72 Hungary 50
73 Laos 50
74 Uganda 50
75 Austria 48
76 Belgium 46
77 Afghanistan NA
78 Slovakia 44
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40
80 Rwanda 40
81 Zimbabwe 40
82 Switzerland 39
83 Oman 38
84 Burundi 35
85 Chad 35
86 Finland 35
87 Nepal 35
88 Tanzania 35
89 Tunisia 35
90 Kazakstan 34
91 Bolivia 33
92 Norway 33
93 Congo (Kinshasa) NA
94 Guatemala 30
95 Denmark 29
96 Kuwait 28
97 Uruguay 25
98 Kenya 24
99 Somalia NA
100 Dominican Republic 22
101 Madagascar 21
102 Turkmenistan 21
103 Zambia 21
104 Mongolia 20
105 Ireland 17
106 Paraguay 16
107 El Salvador 15
108 Ivory Coast 15
109 Macedonia 15
110 Kyrgyzstan 14
111 Mozambique 14
112 Nicaragua 14
113 Senegal 14
114 Cameroon 13
115 Guinea 12
116 Lithuania 12
117 Panama 12
118 Togo 12
119 Georgia 11
120 Mauritania 11
121 Moldova 11
122 Qatar 11
123 Congo (Brazzaville) 10
124 Costa Rica 10
125 Cyprus 10
126 Gabon 10
127 Honduras 10
128 Mali 10
129 New Zealand 10
130 Slovenia 10
131 Tajikistan 10
132 Bahrain 9
133 Burkina Faso 9
134 Benin 8
135 Bhutan 8
136 Djibouti 8
137 Namibia 8
138 Botswana 8
139 Malawi 8
140 Estonia 7
141 Ghana 7
142 Guinea-Bissau 7
143 Brunei 5
144 Latvia 5
145 Niger 5
146 Papua New Guinea 5
147 Sierra Leone 5
148 Central African Republic 5
149 Fiji 4
150 Jamaica 3
151 Swaziland 3
152 Guyana 2
153 Lesotho 2
154 Liberia NA
155 Suriname 2
156 Trinidad and Tobago 2
157 Malta 2
158 Equatorial Guinea 1
159 Gambia, The 1
160 Luxembourg 1
161 Mauritius 1
162 Sao Tome and Principe 1
163 Belize 1
164 Cape Verde 1
165 Barbados 0
166 Haiti 0
167 Iceland 0