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SENIOR OFFICERS:
ARMY &NATIONAL GUARD: 16,475
AIRFORCE & AIR DEFENCE: 5,097
NAVY & COASTGUARD UNITS: 3,359
Ministry of Defence:
DIRECTORS AND DEPT HEADS: 263
DEFENCE ATTACHES:
(ARAB EMBASSIES) 232
GOVERNMENT ADVISERS: 139
BRIGADE STAFF:
GENERAL & DIVISIONAL HQs 110
TOTAL 25,675
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Geographical Breakdown
GCC Countries
Bahrain 2,399
Kuwait 2,531
Oman 1,524
Qatar 1,645
Saudi Arabia 5,650
UAE 3,062
Sub Total 16,811
OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES
Algeria 575
Egypt 2,269
Jordan 1,306
Iraq 700
Lebanon 1,137
Libya 176
Morocco 750
Syria 1,067
Tunisia 504
Yemen 153
Overseas Embassies: 227
Sub Total 8,864
Total: 25,675
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Arab Armed Forces & Defence Budgets
COUNTRY
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ARMY |
NAVY |
AIR FORCE &
AIR DEFENCE |
PARAMILITARY &
NATIONAL GUARD |
TOTAL |
2007 Defence
Expenditure |
| GCC Countries |
| BAHRAIN |
8,500 |
1,200 |
1,500 |
10,160 |
21,360 |
$580m |
| KUWAIT |
11,000 |
2,000 |
2,500 |
6,600 |
22,100 |
$4.2 billion |
| OMAN |
25,000 |
4,200 |
5,000 |
10,800 |
45,000 |
$4.1 billion |
| QATAR |
8,500 |
1,800 |
2,100 |
5,000 |
17,400 |
$2.5 billion |
| SAUDI ARABIA |
75,000 |
15,500 |
24,000 |
100,00 |
214,500 |
$39.0 billion |
| UAE |
44,000 |
2,500 |
4,500 |
5,500 |
56,500 |
$10.8 billion |
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Total- $61.78 billion
IISS 2009
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| OTHER COUNTRIES |
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| ALGERIA |
110,000 |
7,500 |
10,000 |
181,200 |
308,700 |
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| EGYPT |
320,000 |
20,000 |
110,000 |
330,000 |
780,000 |
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| JORDAN |
85,000 |
500 |
15,000 |
10,000 |
110,500 |
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| LEBANON |
70,000 |
1,100 |
1,000 |
13,000 |
85,100 |
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| LIBYA |
45,000 |
8,000 |
23,000 |
5,000 |
81,000 |
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| MOROCCO |
175,000 |
7,800 |
13,500 |
50,000 |
246,300 |
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| SYRIA |
200,000 |
7,600 |
89,000 |
108,000 |
404,600 |
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| TUNISIA |
27,000 |
4,500 |
3,500 |
12,000 |
47,000 |
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| YEMEN |
60,000 |
1,700 |
5,000 |
70,000 |
136,700 |
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