| CHART 4 -
THE BELARUSSIAN ARMED FORCES, 1992-1999 |
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1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
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| Military Spending, in
1995 US$ (mil) |
671 |
615 |
545 |
318 |
270 |
373 |
311 |
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| Total
Armed Forces |
125,000 |
102,600 |
92,500 |
98,400 |
85,000 |
81,800 |
83,000 |
80,900 |
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| ARMY -
Personnel |
95,000 |
50,500 |
52,500 |
50,500 |
50,500 |
50,500 |
43,000 |
43,350 |
| Main
Battle Tanks |
1,850 |
3,287 |
3,108 |
2,348 |
2,320 |
1,778 |
1,778 |
1,778 |
| Armored
Infantry Fighting Vehicles |
2,460 |
2,514 |
2,386 |
2,024 |
1,956 |
1,956 |
1,590 |
1,583 |
| Armored
Personnel Carriers |
1,400 |
1,195 |
1,020 |
1,014 |
1,020 |
1,020 |
930 |
930 |
| Total
Artillery |
1,400 |
1,594 |
1,584 |
1,579 |
1,519 |
1,519 |
1,529 |
1,515 |
| Surface
to Surface Missile Launchers |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
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| AIR
FORCE* - Personnel |
30,000 |
29,700 |
15,800 |
25,700 |
25,700 |
22,000 |
22,000 |
22,450 |
| Combat
Aircraft |
617 |
417 |
354 |
349 |
349 |
230 |
276 |
152 |
| Combat
Helicopters |
125 |
95 |
78 |
74 |
74 |
74 |
74 |
44 |
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| PARAMILITARY
- Total |
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8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
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| SOURCES: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, The SIPRI Yearbook 1999:
Armaments, Disarmament and International Security (London: Oxford
University Press, 1999); The International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 1992-1993 through 1999-2000 (London: Oxford U.
Press, 1992-1999). |
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