FYI:

country	GDP	military
Russia	$1.200 trillion	$33.0 billion
China	$5.560 trillion	$55.0 billion
Germany	$2.184 trillion	$38.8 billion
France	$1.540 trillion	$46.5 billion
Gr. Britain	$1.470 trillion	$31.7 billion
Italy	$1.402 trillion	$20.2 billion
Spain	$ .828 trillion	$8.6 billion
U.S.A.	$10.082 trillion	$276.7 billion
Saudi Arabia	$ .241 trillion	$18.3 billion
Israel	$ .119 trillion	$8.8 billion
Iraq	$ .059 trillion	$1.3 billion
Brazil	$1.340 trillion	$13.4 billion
Australia	$ .465 trillion	$9.3 billion
Canada	$ .875 trillion	$7.8 billion

Figures from CIA factbook (except for Russian military expenditures)

CLARIFYING NOTE: The figures are for years 2000-2002 (varies by country), and the U.S. military budget is currently over $300 billion, but we wanted to present a rough outline of how each country ranks in terms of economic strength and military expenditures.

posted by Quiddity at 3/14/2003 12:21:00 PM