[1] "The CIA World Factbook Online Edition (Ongoing Updates) :: Country Comparison :: Military expenditures" Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - these are the figures which have been released as part of the online edition of the CIA Yearbook, and they come from a mixture of sources. Some of these figures are CIA estimates, and all figures, plus the overall shape of the chart, should be treated as a guide only, as politics generally infleunces these kinds of lists when they are made by governmental agencies. last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on April.07.2010
[2] The year quoted above for each respective country, is the latest year which the CIA World Factbook (online edition - constantly updated) had published when we last retrieved this data. last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on April.07.2010
[3] Some of the countries listed as having no official military, have a police force which acts in a similar way, and may even be funded as well as military forces in other countries. Many dependenies, autonomous regions and independence-seeking states are not listed above, as this list only includes the most widely-recognised countries and states.