Countries with Biggest Armies Quiz

nice quiz :)

good quiz, surprised not to see the UK on there! well it seems our military punches above its weight then!

For simplicity sake - let's all just agree to call it "Bob."

Nix418, thanks for bringing a pile of funny comments with yours. Jokes aside, both Burma and Myanmar should be accepted.

Im quite liking the "Bob" nice ring to it

I missed those exact ones!

Germany has had military restrictions since WWI and WWII

Conscription is not the same as standing army. Israel has conscription for every man and woman afaik.

Third in military spending... how much do white flags cost these days?!?

There are some countries with active reserves 10 or more times larger than some of these standing armies. http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/30947/countries-largest-military-reserves

Turkey isn't really considered a "developed" country though...it's one of those few countries that are labelled as a "second world" country, so they're far more developed than the likes of Syria and Indonesia, but still as developed as the likes of France and Germany

Since the Cold War is a thing of the past the meanings of these terms have evolved.. 1st world meaning developed and highly industrialized countries, 3rd world meaning undeveloped countries, and 2nd sometimes used to refer to developing countries that are industrialized but not at the level of 1st world countries... the original definition is outdated, and 3rd world used to refer to countries that were not affiliated with either the USA or USSR, it was only by coincidence (probably because they were not strategically important) that these countries all also happened to be undeveloped and poor. And thus, the meaning of the terms changed over time as people were not aware of the original definition but frequently heard of poor countries being referred to as "3rd world."

I think Belize would count as a second world country

The UK has 205,000 in active service and 182,000 in reserve

I'm more shocked by the lack of Nauru on the quiz. Nauru has a massive, well trained army, that is a severe threat to places like the Marshall Islands and Kiribati. I think we might see a war erupt thanks to Nauru's militarism.

What about the Vatican? They are surrounded by friendly Italy, they need to actively protect themselves at all times!

I am more surprised by the fact that Andorra is not here. After all, it is surrounded by Spain and France, both of which have significantly more people, land, and money.

Costa Rica doesn't have an army

Yo!!!! Quizmasterastan, you really need to change Burma to Myanmar. I know you accepted Myanmar, but use correct terminology. I checked on the website and it said Burma, so it's not really your fault.

What about Kronos, the Klingon homeland?

I try to avoid making quizzes that are objectively terrible, so, I haven't made that one yet. But you could if you wanted to.

Why would Brazil need Three Hundred and Twenty Seven Thousand soldiers?

No hope of world peace with all these countries and their armies :(

To put it succinctly; si vis pacem, para bellum. ;)

Many of these countries receive financial aid, and then go on to build massive armies and buy jet aircraft etc. .......... does nobody find this sickening?

Great idea but it doesn't really work. UK are the 17th greatest exporters to India. Even a country such as Belgium (1/6th the size of UK) exports more to India and they don't give umpteen millions in aid to India to get the benefit.

=/ I could have sworn I typed in south korea, but I guess not

Maybe you should try writing it instead?

colombia, wtf

I'm very surprised not to see Israel on this list. I thought they were all about their army.

Surprised I didn't see Eritrea here.