Comparisons between figures in this table should be used with caution. See the notes below regarding the figures for the People's Republic of China. There are other comparison issues inherent with these figures however: for example, France includes in her defense expenditure figures the cost of maintaining the Gendarmerie, which is primarily used for what would be described in the UK, for example, as an internal police matter and therefore there is no corresponding expenditure made in the UK in her defence budget.
| Rank | | Country | Military expenditures, USD | Date of information
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| — | | World Total | 896,235,600,000 | —
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| 1 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg | United States | 441,600,000,000 | 2005
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| 2 | Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | People's Republic of China<ref name="china">China's military budget is a controversial topic. See "China's military budget".</ref> | 81,480,000,000 | 2005 (est.)
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| 3 | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | United Kingdom | 60,388,574,400 | 2006/07
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| 4 | Image:Flag of France.svg | France | 45,000,000,000 | 2005
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| 5 | Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg | Japan | 44,310,000,000 | 2005
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| 6 | Image:Flag of Germany.svg | Germany | 35,063,000,000 | 2003
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| 7 | Image:Flag of Italy.svg | Italy | 28,182,800,000 | 2003
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| 8 | Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | Saudi Arabia | 25,400,000,000 | 2005
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| 9 | Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg | South Korea | 21,050,000,000 | 2005
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| 10 | Image:Flag of India.svg | India | 19,040,000,000 | 2005
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| | Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg | Russia | 18,000,000,000<ref name="russia">Russian military spending Globalsecurity.org, Retrieved August 9, 2006. For 2005, the Duma approved a budget of 18 billion US dollars. There are a variety of estimates for Russian military spending, but all are very precarious. Gaging the true figures can be particularly difficult.</ref> | est.
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| 11 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg | Australia | 17,840,000,000 | 2005
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| 12 | Image:Flag of Turkey.svg | Turkey | 12,155,000,000 | 2004
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| 13 | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | Brazil | 9,933,000,000 | 2004
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| 14 | Image:Flag of Spain.svg | Spain | 9,906,500,000 | 2003
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| 15 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg | Canada | 9,801,700,000 | 2003
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| 16 | Image:Flag of Israel (bordered).svg | Israel | 9,444,000,000 | 2005
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| 17 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | Netherlands | 9,408,000,000 | 2004
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| 18 | Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg | Republic of China (Taiwan) | 7,923,000,000 | 2005
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| 19 | Image:Flag of Mexico.svg | Mexico | 6,062,000,000 | 2005
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| 20 | Image:Flag of Greece.svg | Greece | 5,890,000,000 | 2004
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| 21 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg | Sweden | 5,501,000,000 | 2005
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| 22 | Image:Flag of North Korea.svg | North Korea | 5,000,000,000 | 2005
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| 23 | Image:Flag of Singapore (bordered).svg | Singapore | 4,470,000,000 | NA
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| 24 | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | Argentina | 4,300,000,000 | NA
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| 25 | Image:Flag of Iran.svg | Iran | 4,300,000,000 | 2003 est.
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| 26 | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg | Pakistan | 4,253,000,000 | 2004
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| 27 | Image:Flag of Norway.svg | Norway | 4,033,500,000 | 2003
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| 28 | Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | Belgium | 3,999,000,000 | 2003
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| 29 | Image:Flag of Chile (bordered).svg | Chile | 3,907,000,000 | 2005
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| 30 | Image:Flag of South Africa.svg | South Africa | 3,548,000,000 | 2005
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| 31 | Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg | Poland | 3,500,000,000 | 2002
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| 32 | Image:Flag of Portugal.svg | Portugal | 3,497,800,000 | 2003
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| 33 | Image:Flag of Colombia.svg | Colombia | 3,300,000,000 | NA
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| 34 | Image:Flag of Denmark.svg | Denmark | 3,271,600,000 | 2003
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| 35 | Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg | Kuwait | 3,007,000,000 | 2005
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| 36 | Image:Flag of Algeria.svg | Algeria | 2,994,000,000 | 2005
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| 37 | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | Switzerland | 2,548,000,000 | 2005
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| 38 | Image:Flag of Egypt.svg | Egypt | 2,440,000,000 | 2003
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| 39 | Image:Flag of Morocco.svg | Morocco | 2,306,000,000 | 2005
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| 40 | Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg | Czech Republic | 2,170,000,000 | 2004
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| 41 | Image:Flag of Angola.svg | Angola | 2,000,000,000 | 2005
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| 42 | Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg | Finland | 1,800,000,000 | FY98/99
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| 43 | Image:Flag of Thailand.svg | Thailand | 1,775,000,000 | NA
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| 44 | Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg | Malaysia | 1,690,000,000 | NA
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| 45 | Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg | Venezuela | 1,606,000,000 | 2005
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| 46 | Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | United Arab Emirates | 1,600,000,000 | NA
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| 47 | Image:Flag of Austria.svg | Austria | 1,497,000,000 | FY01/02
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| 48 | Image:Flag of Jordan.svg | Jordan | 1,392,000,000 | 2005
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| 49 | Image:Flag of Iraq.svg | Iraq | 1,333,000,000 | 2005
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| 50 | Image:Flag of Indonesia (bordered).svg | Indonesia | 1,300,000,000 | 2004
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| 51 | Image:Flag of Libya.svg | Libya | 1,300,000,000 | NA
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| 52 | Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg | New Zealand | 1,147,000,000 | 2005
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| 53 | Image:Flag of Hungary.svg | Hungary | 1,080,000,000 | 2002 est.
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| 54 | Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | Bangladesh | 1,008,000,000 | 2005
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| 55 | Image:Flag of Yemen.svg | Yemen | 992,200,000 | 2005
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| 56 | | Romania | 985,000,000 | 2002
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| 57 | | Syria | 858,000,000 | NA
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| 58 | Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg | Philippines | 836,900,000 | 2005
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| 59 | Image:Flag of Peru.svg | Peru | 829,300,000 | 2005
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| 60 | Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg | Nigeria | 737,600,000 | 2005
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| 61 | Image:Flag of Qatar (bordered).svg | Qatar | 723,000,000 | NA
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| 62 | Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg | Ireland | 700,000,000 | FY00/01
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| 63 | Image:Flag of Cuba.svg | Cuba | 694,000,000 | 2005
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| 64 | Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg | Ecuador | 650,000,000 | 2005
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| 65 | Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg | Vietnam | 650,000,000 | NA
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| 66 | Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg | Bahrain | 627,700,000 | 2005
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| 67 | Image:Flag of Croatia.svg | Croatia | 620,000,000 | 2004
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| 68 | Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg | Ukraine | 617,900,000 | FY02
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| 69 | Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | Sri Lanka | 606,200,000 | 2005
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| 70 | Image:Flag of Sudan.svg | Sudan | 587,000,000 | 2004
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| 71 | Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg | Lebanon | 540,600,000 | 2004
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| 72 | Image:Flag of Belarus.svg | Belarus | 420,500,000 | 2006
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| 73 | Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg | Slovakia | 406,000,000 | 2002
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| 74 | Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg | Cyprus | 384,000,000 | NA
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| 75 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg | Uruguay | 371,200,000 | 2005
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| 76 | Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg | Slovenia | 370,000,000 | 2005
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| 77 | Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg | Bulgaria | 356,000,000 | FY02
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| 78 | Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg | Tunisia | 356,000,000 | NA
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| 79 | Image:Flag of Madagascar (bordered).svg | Madagascar | 329,000,000 | 2005
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| 80 | Image:Flag of Botswana.svg | Botswana | 325,500,000 | 2005
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| 81 | Image:Flag of Ethiopia.svg | Ethiopia | 295,900,000 | 2004
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| 82 | Image:Flag of Brunei.svg | Brunei | 290,700,000 | 2004
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| 83 | Image:Flag of Kenya.svg | Kenya | 280,500,000 | 2005
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| 84 | Image:Flag of Gabon.svg | Gabon | 253,500,000 | 2005
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| 85 | Image:Flag of Oman (bordered).svg | Oman | 252,990,000 | 2005
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| 86 | Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg | Côte d'Ivoire | 246,600,000 | 2005
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| 87 | Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 234,300,000 | NA
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| 88 | Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg | Luxembourg | 231,600,000 | 2003
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| 89 | Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg | Lithuania | 230,800,000 | FY01
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| 90 | Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg | Cameroon | 230,200,000 | 2005
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| 91 | Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg | Kazakhstan | 221,800,000 | FY02
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| 92 | Image:Flag of Eritrea.svg | Eritrea | 220,100,000 | 2005
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| 93 | Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg | Macedonia | 200,000,000 | NA
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| 94 | Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | Uzbekistan | 200,000,000 | NA
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| 95 | Image:Flag of Uganda.svg | Uganda | 192,800,000 | 2005
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| 96 | Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg | Guatemala | 169,800,000 | 2005
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| 97 | Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg | El Salvador | 161,700,000 | 2005
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| 98 | Image:Flag of Estonia.svg | Estonia | 155,000,000 | 2002 est.
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| 99 | Image:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg | Equatorial Guinea | 152,200,000 | 2005
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| 100 | Image:Flag of Panama (bordered).svg | Panama | 150,000,000 | 2005
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| 101 | Image:Flag of Namibia.svg | Namibia | 149,500,000 | 2005
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| 102 | Image:Flag of Armenia.svg | Armenia | 135,000,000 | FY01
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| 103 | Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg | Bolivia | 130,000,000 | 2005
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| 104 | Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg | Zimbabwe | 124,700,000 | 2005
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| 105 | Image:Flag of Afghanistan.svg | Afghanistan | 122,400,000 | 2005
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| 106 | Image:Flag of Zambia.svg | Zambia | 121,700,000 | 2005
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| 107 | Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | Azerbaijan | 121,000,000 | N/A
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| 108 | Image:Flag of Guinea.svg | Guinea | 119,700,00 | 2005
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| 109 | Image:Flag of Senegal.svg | Senegal | 117,300,000 | 2005
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| 110 | Image:Flag of Cambodia.svg | Cambodia | 112,000,000 | NA
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| 111 | Image:Flag of Mali.svg | Mali | 106,300,000 | 2005
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| 112 | Image:Flag of Nepal.svg | Nepal | 104,900,000 | 2005
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| 113 | Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 103,700,000 | 2005
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| 114 | Image:Flag of Benin.svg | Benin | 100,900,000 | 2005
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| 115 | Image:Flag of Honduras.svg | Honduras | 99,410,000 | 2005
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| 116 | Image:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg | Turkmenistan | 90,000,000 | NA
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| 117 | Image:Flag of Latvia.svg | Latvia | 87,000,000 | FY01
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| 118 | Image:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg | Congo, Republic of the | 85,220,000 | 2005
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| 119 | Image:Flag of Ghana.svg | Ghana | 83,650,000 | 2005
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| 120 | Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg | Costa Rica | 83,460,000 | 2005
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| 121 | Image:Flag of Mozambique.svg | Mozambique | 78,030,000 | 2005
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| 122 | Image:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg | Burkina Faso | 74,830,000 | 2005
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| 123 | Image:Flag of Chad.svg | Chad | 68,950,000 | 2005
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| 124 | Image:Flag of Liberia.svg | Liberia | 67,400,000 | 2005
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| 125 | Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | Trinidad and Tobago | 66,720,000 | 2003
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| 126 | Image:Flag of Albania.svg | Albania | 56,500,000 | FY02
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| 127 | Image:Flag of Rwanda.svg | Rwanda | 53,660,000 | 2005
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| 128 | Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg | Paraguay | 53,100,000 | 2003
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| 129 | Image:Flag of Maldives.svg | Maldives | 45,070,000 | 2005
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| 130 | Image:Flag of Niger.svg | Niger | 44,780,000 | 2005
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| 131 | Image:Flag of Malta (bordered).svg | Malta | 44,640,000 | 2005
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| 132 | Image:Flag of Burundi.svg | Burundi | 43,900,000 | 2005
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| 133 | Image:Flag of Swaziland.svg | Swaziland | 41,600,000 | 2005
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| 134 | Image:Flag of Lesotho.svg | Lesotho | 41,100,000 | 2005
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| 135 | Image:Flag of Myanmar.svg | Burma | 39,000,000 | NA
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| 136 | Image:Flag of Fiji.svg | Fiji | 36,000,000 | 2004
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| 137 | Image:Flag of Tajikistan.svg | Tajikistan | 35,400,000 | FY01
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| 138 | Image:Flag of Nicaragua.svg | Nicaragua | 32,270,000 | 2005
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| 139 | Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg | Jamaica | 31,170,000 | 2003
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| 140 | Image:Flag of Togo.svg | Togo | 29,980,000 | 2005
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| 141 | Image:Flag of Djibouti.svg | Djibouti | 29,050,000 | 2005
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| 142 | Image:Flag of Haiti.svg | Haiti | 25,960,000 | 2003
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| 143 | Image:Flag of Mongolia.svg | Mongolia | 23,100,000 | FY02
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| 144 | Image:Flag of Georgia (bordered).svg | Georgia | 23,000,000 | NA
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| 145 | Image:Flag of Somalia.svg | Somalia | 22,340,000 | 2005
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| 146 | Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg | Tanzania | 21,200,000 | 2005
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| 147 | Image:Flag of Mauritania.svg | Mauritania | 19,320,000 | 2005
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| 148 | Image:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg | Kyrgyzstan | 19,200,000 | FY01
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| 149 | Image:Flag of Belize.svg | Belize | 19,000,000 | 2005
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| 150 | Image:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg | Papua New Guinea | 16,900,000 | 2003
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| 151 | Image:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg | Central African Republic | 16,370,000 | 2005
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| 152 | Image:Flag of Malawi.svg | Malawi | 15,810,000 | 2005
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| 153 | Image:Flag of the Seychelles.svg | Seychelles | 14,850,000 | 2005
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| 154 | Image:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg | Sierra Leone | 14,250,000 | 2005
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| 155 | Image:Flag of the Comoros.svg | Comoros | 12,870,000 | 2005
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| 156 | Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg | Mauritius | 12,040,000 | 2005
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| 157 | Image:Flag of Laos.svg | Laos | 11,040,000 | 2005
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| 158 | Image:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg | Guinea-Bissau | 9,455,000 | 2005
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| 159 | Image:Flag of Moldova.svg | Moldova | 8,700,000 | 2004
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| 160 | Image:Flag of Bhutan.svg | Bhutan | 8,281,000 | 2005
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| 161 | Image:Flag of Suriname.svg | Suriname | 7,494,000 | 2005
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| 162 | Image:Flag of Cape Verde.svg | Cape Verde | 7,178,000 | 2005
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| 163 | Image:Flag of Guyana.svg | Guyana | 6,479,000 | 2003
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| 164 | Image:Flag of East Timor.svg | East Timor | 4,400,000 | FY03
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| 165 | Image:Flag of Bermuda.svg | Bermuda | 4,030,000 | 2001
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| 166 | Image:Flag of The Gambia.svg | Gambia, The | 1,547,000 | 2004
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| 167 | Image:Flag of San Marino.svg | San Marino | 700,000 | 2005
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| 168 | Image:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg | São Tomé and Príncipe | 581,700 | 2004
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| 169 | Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2002
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