WORLD FACTS AND FIGURES

World Military

Global Yearly Military Budget: World & Continental Military Budgets US$1,531,000,000,000 (SIPRI) [17] Largest National Military Budget: Largest Military Budgets In The World United States - US$661,000,000,000 (SIPRI) [17] Highest Military Spend (% GDP): Military Spending In The World Oman - 11.40% of GDP (CIA World Factbook) [18] Lowest Military Spend (% GDP): Iceland - 0.00% of GDP (CIA World Factbook) [18] Major Armed Conflicts: Major Armed Conflicts In The World During 2009, 17 major conflicts took place around the World (SIPRI) [17] Multilateral Arms Embargoes: Multilateral Arms Embargoes In The World 20 major multilateral arms embargoes are currently in place (UK Government Info) [19] Largest Arms-Supplying Country: Largest Arms-Supplying Nations In The World United States - 30% of overall global arms trade (SIPRI) [17] Largest Arms-Producing Corp': Largest Global Arms-Producing Corporations BAE Systems - United Kingdom - US$32.42bn arms sales, US$3.25bn profit - Yearly figures for 2009 (SIPRI) [17] Most Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles In The World Russia - 12,000 total warheads / 4,650 operational warheads (Federation of American Scientists) [20] Most Depleted Uranium: Depleted Uranium Stockpiles In The World United States - 480,000 tonnes (WISE Uranium Project) [21]