According to index issued by Bonn International Center for Conversion on Tuesday, Armenia is only behind Israel and Singapore in the ranking.
The index reveals the weight and importance of the military apparatus of a state with respect to society as a whole.
It considers, in particular, the ratio of military spending to gross domestic product and to health expenditure, as well as the ratio of the number of heavy weapons to the total population.
In 2013, Armenia ranked fourth in the index.
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10/12/14
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Armenia and Azerbaijan have found themselves among the 10 countries with the highest levels of militarization in the world, according to the Global Militarization Index 2014 revealed by the Bonn International Center for Conversation...
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Military expenditure in 2013 by Armenia reached $427 million, while expenditures in Azerbaijan have grew to $3.4 billion, demonstrating the countries’ focus on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the South Caucasus.
While Azerbaijan has enjoyed economic prosperity thanks to a drastic increase in its oil revenues and boosted its military spending as well, Armenia showed only relatively moderate economic growth resulting in a comparably slow growth in military expenditures.
However the report still adds that “Azerbaijan and Armenia aim at comprehensive modernization activities for their outdated weapons systems for which they are highly dependent on Russian support, and that support is provided to both countries.”..................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/armenia-azerbaijan-ranks-among-top-militarized-countries-in-world.aspx?pageID=238&nID=75978&NewsCatID=359
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