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10/23/2016 Revealed: 10 countries with the most powerful militaries Gulf Business http://gulfbusiness.com/revealed10countriespowerfulmilitaries/ 1/4 Revealed: 10 countries with the most powerful militaries Turkey ranks among the world’s top 10 military nations, finds index The United Arab Emirates ranks seventh in the Middle East and North Africa region and 58th worldwide for military strength, according to the Global Firepower Index for 2016. The index, which looked at 126 countries, considered over 50 factors in the ranking process including available manpower, labour force and land resources.

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Page 1: Revealed_ 10 countries with the most powerful militaries - Gulf Business

10/23/2016 Revealed: 10 countries with the most powerful militaries ­ Gulf Business

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Revealed: 10 countries with the mostpowerful militariesTurkey ranks among the world’s top 10 military nations, finds index

The United Arab Emirates ranks seventh in the Middle East and North Africa region and 58th worldwide formilitary strength, according to the Global Firepower Index for 2016.

The index, which looked at 126 countries, considered over 50 factors in the ranking process includingavailable manpower, labour force and land resources.

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The report found that the UAE has over three million people available in terms of manpower, 545 tanks and515 aircraft.

Regionally, Turkey was ranked the highest for military strength, occupying the eighth position globally.

Meanwhile Saudi Arabia, which recently surpassed Russia to become the world’s third biggest militaryspender, ranked fifth regionally and 24th globally on the list.

Overall, the 200­year­old United States military emerged as the most powerful military in the world followedby Russia and China.

Top 10 military nations in the Middle East andNorth Africa(Perfect score being 0.0000)

1. Turkey Power index score: 0.2623

2. EgyptPower index score: 0.3056

3. IsraelPower index score: 0.3591

4. IranPower index score: 0.4071

5. Saudi ArabiaPower index score: 0.4335

6. SyriaPower index score: 0.7078

7. United Arab EmiratesPower index score: 0.9301

8. IraqPower index score: 0.9342

9. YemenPower index score: 0.9678

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10. JordanPower index score:1.2354

Top 10 military nations in the world1. United States Power index score: 0.897

2. RussiaPower index score: 0.0964

3. ChinaPower index score:0.0988

4. IndiaPower index score: 0.1661

5. FrancePower index score: 0.1993

6. United KingdomPower index score: 0.2466

7. JapanPower index score: 0.2466

8. TurkeyPower index score: 0.2623

9. GermanyPower index score: 0.2646

10. ItalyPower index score: 0.2724

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