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THE WORLD'S TEN LARGEST ARMIES


Almost every country in the world has an army dedicated to protecting its national interests against enemies from without and within. Armies across the world have a myriad of differences and variations, ranging from their, structure, composition, technology, training and the abilities of their members. A common measuring tool for figuring out the overall strength of a nations army is the size; the number of personnel serving in the organization. In this list, the top ten armies chosen were those with the most personnel serving.


1. China - 1,700,000
2. India - 1,200,000
3. North Korea - 900,000
4. South Korea - 560,000
5. Pakistan - 520,000
6. United States - 475,000
7. Iraq - 360,000 - Pre-2003, of course.
8. Myanmar - 325,000
9. Russia - 320,000
10. Iran - 320,000

In comparison, to these numbers, Canada’s military force, the Canadian Forces, has an authorized strength of 68,250, with fewer than 26,873 in the army. The countries with the largest armies, including China, North Korea, South Korea and Iran muster a percent of their forces using conscription.


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