11 African Countries with the Highest Military Strength

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5. Morocco

Total expenditure- $3,400,000, 000
Total number of soldiers- 14,403,061
Ranking based on military expenditure- 5
Ranking based on the number of soldiers- 5
Composite score: 5

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces is highly dependent on the foreign resources. Probably, that’s the reason they are spending about $3,400,000,000 for maintaining it. They are an active participant of the global peacekeeping missions including Somalia, and is in direct brawl with the POLISARO, a rebel group that is fighting the War of Liberation demanding the independence of Western Sahara.

African Countries with the Highest Military Strength - Morocco

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