Military branches ground, maritime, and air forces at all levels of technology

Military expenditures - dollar figure aggregate real expenditure on arms worldwide in 1997 remained at about the 1996 level, about three-quarters of a trillion dollars in money terms (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP roughly 2% of gross world product (1997 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding World on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of World Military 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about World Military 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.