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Military Power

Bahrain

Active Personnel: 10,000 (2021)

Army 7.500
Navy: 1,000
Air Force: 1,500

Defence expenditure (% GDP): 4.1% (2020)

Cyprus

Active Personnel: 15,000 (2021)

Defence expenditure (% GDP): 1.8% (2020)

Egypt

Active personnel:438,500

Army: 310,000
Navy: 18,500
Airforce:30,000

Defence expenditure(%)(GDP): 1,2% (2020)

Greece

Active Personnel: 130,000 (2021)

Army 90,000

Navy: 15,000

Air Force: 25,000

National Guard: 35,000

Defence expenditure (% GDP): 2.8% (2020)

Iran

Active personnel: 169,500

Army: 126,000
Navy: 9,500
Airforce: 34,000

Defence expenditure(%)(GDP): 2.2%(2020)

Iraq

Personnel under the Ministry of Defence : 200,000

Army/Aviation Command/Special Forces:190,000
Navy: 5,000
Air Defence Forces: 5,000

Defence expenditure (%GDP): 4.1% (2020)

Israel

Active personnel: 169,500

Army: 126,000
Navy: 9,500
Airforce: 34,000

Defence expenditure(%)(GDP): 4.3%(2018)

Jordan

Active personnel: 100,500

Army: 86,000
Navy: 500
Airforce: 14,000

Defence expenditure(%)(GDP): 5.0%(2018)

Kuwait

Active personnel: 17,000

Army: 12,500
Navy: 2,000
Air Force: 2,500

Defence expenditure (%GPD): 6.5% (2020)

Lebanon

Active personnel: 60,000

Army: 56,600
Navy: 1,800
Airforce: 1,600

Defence expenditure(%)(GDP): 3.0%(2020)

Libya

Defence expenditure(%)(GDP): 15.5%(2014)

Oman

Defence expenditure (% GDP):10.9%(2020)

Palestinian Authority

Active personnel 30,000 (2020)

Quatar

Active Personnel:14,000

Army: 10,000
Navy: 2,000
Ai Force: 2,000

Defence expenditure (% GDP):1.5% (2010)

Saudi Arabia

Active personnel: 227,000

Army: 75,000
Navy: 13,500
Airforce: 20,000
Αir defence: 16,000

Defence expenditure(%)(GDP): 8.4%

Syria

Active personnel: 139,000

Army: 100,000
Navy: 4,000
Airforce: 15,000
Air Defense: 10,000

Defence expenditure(%)(GDP): 4.1%(2010)

Turkey

Active personnel: 335,200

Army: 260,200
Navy: 45,000
Airforce: 50,000

Defence expenditure(%)(GDP): 2.8%(2020)

United Arab Emirates

Active Personnel: 65,000 (2021)

Land Forces: 45,000
Navy:3,000
Air Force: 5,000

Defence expenditure (% GDP): 5.6% (2014)

Yemen

Republic of Yemen Government:300,000 military, paramilitary, and militia forces

UAE- and Saudi-backed forces: 150-200,000 trained fighters

Defence expenditure (% GDP): 4.0% (2014)

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