World's Ten Smallest Militaries

Bangalore: Apart from safeguarding a country or a state, the military force is used for international security and strategic purposes. The military forces are classified as largest and smallest on the basis of the active military personnel.

Have a look at the 10 smallest militaries in the world, ranked according to the active military personnel, compiled by Yahoo.

#1 Palestine:

The military force of Palestine includes the Palestine Liberation Army and the Palestinian National Security Forces, also referred to as the presidential guard, which are the paramilitary forces of the Palestinian National Authority. The state of Palestine has the smallest military force in the world. On the whole, it has 56, 000 personnel serving in its military which includes zero reserve military force and manpower of 56, 000 in the paramilitary force too.

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