Which country has the strongest army in european union ?
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Member States
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Spending - 2008 Defence Budget
1. France
2. UK
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Spain
6. Netherlands
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Personnel
Total # Personnel (Active service, reserve force, paramilitary)
1. France
2. Germany
3. Italy
4. Spain
5. Finland
6. Greece
# Active Service Personnel
1. France
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. UK
5. Spain
6. Greece
# Active service personnel per 1000 citizens
1. Greece
2. Cyprus
3. Bulgaria
4. Norway
5. Ireland
6. Czech Republic
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Army
# Tanks
1. Greece
2. Poland
3. France
4. Spain
5. Bulgaria
6. Rumania
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Airforce
# Combat Aircraft
1. France
2. UK
3. Greece
4. Italy
5. Spain
6. Poland
# Fighter Aircraft
1. UK
2. Italy
3. France
4. Greece
5. Germany
6. Spain
# Transport Aircraft
1. UK
2. Germany
3. France
4. Spain
5. Italy
6. Poland
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Navy
# (Nuclear) Subs
1. UK (N)
2. Germany
3. France (N)
4. Italy
5. Greece
6. Norway
# Aircraft carriers
1. UK
2. Italy
3. France
4. Spain
5. -
6. -
# Destroyers + Frigates
1. France
2. UK
3. Italy
4. Germany
5. Greece
6. Spain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_size_of_armed_forces
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_European_Union#Military_forces_and_groups
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_federations_by_military_expenditures
Just counting the mentions over these indicators and ranking my largest number of mentions, the strongest military is:
1. France
2. Italy
3. UK & Spain
4. Greece
5. Poland
6. Norway & Bulgaria
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