Military
- Active troops in 2010: ranked 19 out of 172 countries.
- Per 1000 in 2010: ranked 15 out of 172 countries.
- Armed force size in 2010: ranked 19 out of 172 countries.
- Military expenditures in 2009: ranked 23 out of 153 countries.
- As a percentage of GDP in 2008: ranked 54 out of 153 countries.
- As purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2006: ranked 15 out of 15 countries.
- Total troops in 2010: ranked 10 out of 172 countries.
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