Top 10 Interesting Facts About Narendra Modi

Top 10  Facts About Narendra Modi

 

1. Narendra Modi is a teetotaller. He doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke. He is a complete vegetarian.

2. He fasts all nine days during Navratra every year eating only one fruit a day.

3. His icon is Swami Vivekananda. He admires Indira Gandhi.

4. He sleeps for only five hours, sometimes even less. Whatever time he hits the bed, he gets up at 5:30am.

5. Modi has no “Best Friend”. He is a Loner.

6. He is in love with the Mirror. He poses like a Model. He is very conscious of pictures that are sent out from his publicity office.

7. Many few people know that Modi did a 3-month course in Public Relations & Image Management from the United States.

8. In closed-door meetings, he likes Multimedia Presentations. He has child like enthusiasm for Technology.

9.  He logs on to the Internet every morning without fail & checks all that is written about him.

10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a patriot since childhood. During 1965 Indo-Pak war, he volunteered to serve the soldiers going in the war at the railway stations. He also served the flood affected people of Gujarat in 1967.

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11. He is the most Popular politician in India. His Twitter account has more than 7 Million followers. He is the most popular Indian politician on Facebook and 8th most popular among all Indian celebrity on Twitter.

12. When he was a teenager, he went to Himalayas alone and stayed there for 2 years with Yogi Sadhus and learnt the philosophy of Hindutva.

13. Mr. Narendra Modi loves writing poem. He writes in Gujarati language and also has published some books written by him.

14. He also love photography and had held an exhibition showing
his collections of photographs clicked by him.

15. Yes! Narendra Modi is married. His parents arranged his marriage when he was a child, at 13 he was engaged and by 18 he got married. They spent very little time together and were soon estranged because Modi decided to pursue an itinerant life.

Top 10 Movies

Top 10 IMDb Rated Movies

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

  

 The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. It is ranked #1 in IMDb's "Top 250" list and is considered one of the best movies of all time.
Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who spends 19 years in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover despite his claims of innocence. During his time at the prison, he befriends a fellow inmate, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, and finds himself protected by the guards after the warden begins using him in his money laundering operation.
Despite a lukewarm box office reception that barely recouped its budget, the film received multiple award nominations and outstanding reviews from critics for its acting, story, and realism. It has since been successful on cable television, VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray. It was included in the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition.

 2. The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family, the story spans the years 1945-55, centering on the transformation of Michael Corleone from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss while chronicling the Corleones under the patriarch Vito.
Based on Puzo's best-selling novel of the same name, The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema and as one of the most influential, especially in the gangster genre.Ranked second to Citizen Kane by the American Film Institute in 2007,it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1990.
The film was for a time the highest grossing picture ever made, and remains the box office leader for 1972. It won three Oscars that year: Best Picture, Best Actor (Brando) and in the category Best Adapted Screenplay for Puzo and Coppola. Its nominations in seven other categories included Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall for Best Supporting Actor and Coppola for Best Director. The success spawned two sequels: The Godfather Part II in 1974, and The Godfather Part III in 1990.

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)

The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American crime epic produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo, starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, and Robert De Niro. Partially based on Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather, the film is both sequel and prequel to The Godfather, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone crime family, protecting his family business ventures in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone (De Niro), from his harrowing childhood escape from Sicily in 1901 to the desperate founding of his family enterprise in New York City.
The film was released in 1974 to great critical acclaim, some deeming it superior to the original.Nominated for eleven Academy Awards and the first sequel to win for Best Picture, its six Oscars included Best Director for Coppola, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro and Best Adapted Screenplay for Coppola and Puzo. Pacino won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

4. The Dark Knight (2008)

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins. Christian Bale reprises the lead role of Bruce Wayne/Batman, with a returning cast of Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The film introduces the character of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Gotham's newly elected District Attorney and the consort of Bruce Wayne's childhood friend Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal replacing Katie Holmes from the first film), who joins Batman and the police in combating the new rising threat of a criminal mastermind calling himself "The Joker" (Heath Ledger).
Nolan's inspiration for the film was the Joker's comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, and the 1996 series The Long Halloween, which retold Two-Face's origin. The nickname "the Dark Knight" was first applied to Batman in Batman #1 (1940), in a story written by Bill Finger.The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago, as well as in several other locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. Nolan used an IMAX camera to film some sequences, including the Joker's first appearance in the film. On January 22, 2008, some months after he had completed filming on The Dark Knight and six months before the film's release, Heath Ledger died from a toxic combination of prescription drugs, leading to intense attention from the press and movie-going public. Warner Bros. initially created a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight, developing promotional websites and trailers highlighting screenshots of Ledger as the Joker.

5. Pulp Fiction (1994)

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American black comedy crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Roger Avary.The film is known for its eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and a host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. A major critical and commercial success, it revitalized the career of its leading man, John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did costars Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman.
Directed in a highly stylized manner, Pulp Fiction connects the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles mobsters, fringe players, small-time criminals, and a mysterious briefcase. Considerable screen time is devoted to conversations and monologues that reveal the characters' senses of humor and perspectives on life. The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Pulp Fiction is self-referential from its opening moments, beginning with a title card that gives two dictionary definitions of "pulp". The plot, as in many of Tarantino's other works, is presented out of chronological sequence.

6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

 

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles respectively.The screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni and Leone (with additional screenplay material provided by an uncredited Sergio Donati),based on a story by Vincenzoni and Leone. Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography and Ennio Morricone composed the film's score, including its main theme. It was a co-production between companies in Italy, Spain and West Germany.
The film is known for Leone's use of long shots and close-up cinematography, as well as his distinctive utilization of violence, tension, and stylistic gunfights. The plot revolves around three gunslingers competing to find fortune in a buried cache of Confederate gold amidst the violent chaos of the American Civil War, while participating in many battles and duels along the way.The film was the third collaboration between Leone and Clint Eastwood, and the second with Lee Van Cleef.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was marketed as the third installment in the Dollars Trilogy, following A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More. Upon release, the film became a financial success, grossing over $25 million at the box office. Due to general disapproval of the Spaghetti Western genre at the time, critical reception of the film following its release was mixed, but it gained critical acclaim in later years. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is now seen as a highly influential example of the Western film genre.

7. Schindler's List (1993)

Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and scripted by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, an Australian novelist. The film is based on the life of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes as Schutzstaffel (SS) officer Amon Goeth, and Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern. Ideas for a film about the Schindlerjuden (Schindler Jews) were proposed as early as 1963. Poldek Pfefferberg, one of the Schindlerjuden, made it his life's mission to tell the story of Schindler. Spielberg became interested in the story when executive Sid Sheinberg sent him a book review of Schindler's Ark. Universal Studios bought the rights to the novel, but Spielberg, unsure if he was ready to make a film about the Holocaust, tried to pass the project to several other directors before finally deciding to direct the film himself.  8. 12 Angry Men (1957) 12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose.Written and produced by Rose himself and directed by Sidney Lumet, this trial film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. In the United States, a verdict in most criminal trials by jury must be unanimous. The film is notable for its almost exclusive use of one set: with the exception of the film's opening, which begins outside on the steps of the courthouse followed by the judge's final instructions to the jury before retiring, a brief final scene on the courthouse steps, and two short scenes in an adjoining washroom, the entire movie takes place in the jury room. The total time spent outside the jury room is three minutes out of the full 96 minutes of the movie. 12 Angry Men explores many techniques of consensus-building, and the difficulties encountered in the process, among a group of men whose range of personalities adds intensity and conflict. No names are used in the film: the jury members are identified by number until two of them exchange names at the very end, the defendant is referred to as "the boy", and the witnesses as "the old man" and "the lady across the street". 9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.It is the third and final installment in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, following The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002). As Sauron launches the final stages of his conquest of Middle-earth, Gandalf the Wizard and Théoden King of Rohan rally their forces to help defend Gondor's capital Minas Tirith from the looming threat. Aragorn finally claims the throne of Gondor and, with the aid of Legolas the Elf and Gimli the Dwarf summons the Army of the Dead to help him defeat Sauron. Still, it comes down to the Hobbits, Frodo and Sam, to bear the burden of the One Ring and deal with the treachery of Gollum. After a long journey they finally arrive in the dangerous lands of Mordor, seeking to destroy the Ring in the place it was created, the volcanic fires of Mount Doom. Released on 17 December 2003, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King received universal acclaim and became one of the greatest critical and box-office successes of all time, being only the second film to gross $1 billion worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film from New Line Cinema, as well as the biggest financial success for Time Warner in general, until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 surpassed The Return of the King's final gross in 2011. The film was the highest-grossing film of 2003. 10. Fight Club (1999)   Fight Club is a 1999 film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher and stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the unnamed protagonist, an "everyman" who is discontented with his white-collar job. He forms a "fight club" with soap maker Tyler Durden, played by Pitt, and they are joined by men who also want to fight recreationally. The narrator becomes embroiled in a relationship with Durden and a dissolute woman, Marla Singer, played by Bonham Carter. Palahniuk's novel was optioned by 20th Century Fox producer Laura Ziskin, who hired Jim Uhls to write the film adaptation. Fincher was one of four directors the producers considered, and was selected because of his enthusiasm for the film. Fincher developed the script with Uhls and sought screenwriting advice from the cast and others in the film industry. The director and the cast compared the film to Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and The Graduate (1967). Fincher intended Fight Club's violence to serve as a metaphor for the conflict between a generation of young people and the value system of advertising. The director copied the homoerotic overtones from Palahniuk's novel to make audiences uncomfortable and keep them from anticipating the twist ending.

Top 10 PC Games

Top 10 PC Games

1.World Of Warcraft

World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994.World of Warcraft takes place within the Warcraft world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzard's previous Warcraft release, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.Blizzard Entertainment announced World of Warcraft on September 2, 2001.The game was released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise.
The first expansion set of the game, The Burning Crusade, was released on January 16, 2007.The second expansion set, Wrath of the Lich King, was released on November 13, 2008.The third expansion set, Cataclysm, was released on December 7, 2010. The fourth expansion set, Mists of Pandaria, was released on September 25, 2012.The fifth expansion set, Warlords of Draenor, was announced at BlizzCon 2013.
With almost seven million subscribers as of August 2014.World of Warcraft is currently the world's most-subscribed MMORPG,and holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG by subscribers.Having grossed over 10 billion dollars USD as of July 2012, it is also the highest grossing video game of all time, surpassing Call of Duty: Black Ops at 1.5 billion dollars.In January 2014 it was announced that more than 100 million accounts had been created over the game's lifetime.

2.GTA(Grand Theft Auto)

Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly then later by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and published by Rockstar Games. The name of the series is derived from a term referring to motor vehicle theft.
Most games in the series are set in fictional locales modelled on American cities, usually either Liberty City, Vice City, or San Andreas, which are stand-ins for New York City, Miami, and Southern California, respectively. The first 2D titles encompassed three fictional cities, while 3D and HD titles tend to emphasise a single city and its outlying areas. Gameplay focuses on an open world where the player can choose missions to progress an overall story, as well as engaging in side activities, all consisting of action-adventure, driving, third-person shooting, occasional role-playing, stealth, and racing elements. The series has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes. The series focuses around many different protagonists who attempt to rise through the ranks of the criminal underworld, although their motives for doing so vary in each game. The antagonists are commonly characters who have betrayed the protagonist or his organisation, or characters who have the most impact impeding the protagonist's progress.
Video game developer DMA Design began the series in 1997; as of 2014 it has eleven stand-alone games and four expansion packs. The third chronological title, Grand Theft Auto III, was widely acclaimed, as it brought the series to a 3D setting and more immersive experience, and is considered a landmark title that has subsequently influenced many other open world action games and led to the label "Grand Theft Auto clone" on similar games. Subsequent titles would follow and build upon the concept established in Grand Theft Auto III. Film and music veterans have voiced characters, including Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper, Samuel L. Jackson, Debbie Harry, Phil Collins, Axl Rose, and Peter Fonda.The series has been critically acclaimed and commercially successful, having sold more than 150 million units, as of September 2013.

 3.Far Cry

Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004, for Microsoft Windows. It is the first installment in the Far Cry series and sold 730,000 units within four months of release.It received positive reviews upon release. The original game has since spawned a series of sequels and spin-off games.

4.Need For Speed

Need for Speed (NFS) is a series of racing video games published by Electronic Arts (EA) and developed by several studios including the Canadian company EA Black Box and the British company Criterion Games.
The series released its first title, The Need for Speed in 1994. Initially, it was designed exclusively for use on fifth generation video game consoles, but later on was reworked to be able to be used on all seventh generation consoles by 2008. All members of the series consist of racing cars on various tracks, with some titles including police pursuits in races. Since Need for Speed: Underground, the series has integrated car body customization into gameplay.
Need for Speed is the most successful racing video game series in the world, and one of the most successful video game franchises of all time. Over 140 million copies of games in the series have been sold to date.
In June 2012, following Black Box's restructuring, British developer Criterion Games announced that it was in full control of the Need for Speed franchise.However, in August 2013, Swedish and British developers Ghost Games, Ghost Games UK and Criterion Games joined forces for the foreseeable future of the Need for Speed series. At the time, Ghost Games UK staff consisted of 80% of former Criterion Games employees.

 5.Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed is a historical fiction action-adventure open world stealth video game series that consists of eight main games and a number of supporting materials, as of 2013. The games have appeared on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, iOS, HP webOS,Android, Nokia Symbian Windows Phone platforms, and the Wii U.
The main games in the franchise were developed by Ubisoft Montreal for the single player and Ubisoft Annecy for the multiplayer, with the handheld titles developed by Gameloft and Gryptonite Studios, with additional development by Ubisoft Montreal. The series has been well received by the public and critics, and has sold over 73 million copies as of April 2014, becoming Ubisoft's best selling franchise.The series took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol and are considered by some to be the spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia series.

6.The Sims

The Sims is a life simulation video game series, developed by EA Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is one of the most successful video games series of all time. As of September 2013, the franchise has sold more than 175 million copies worldwide.
The series was created by Maxis, before the series being being moved to The Sims Studio between 2006 and 2008. The Sims Studio then reintegrated into the new EA Maxis label in 2012.
The games in The Sims series are largely sandbox games, in that they lack any defined goals (except for some later expansion packs and console versions which introduced this gameplay style). The player creates virtual people called "Sims" and places them in houses and helps direct their moods and satisfy their desires. Players can either place their Sims in pre-constructed homes or build them themselves. Each successive expansion pack and game in the series augmented what the player could do with their Sims.

7.Call Of Duty

Call of Duty is a first-person and third-person shooter video game franchise. The series began on the PC, and later expanded to consoles and handhelds. Several spin-off games have also been released. The earlier games in the series are set primarily in World War II, including Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2, and Call of Duty 3. Beginning with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which is set in modern times, the series has shifted focus away from World War II. Modern Warfare (released November 2007) was followed by Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Black Ops (released November 2010) takes place in the Cold War, while Modern Warfare 3 (released November 2011) takes place in a near-future setting. Black Ops II (released November 2012) takes place in the year 2025. Call of Duty: Ghosts was released in November 2013. In May 2014, Advanced Warfare was announced.
The Call of Duty games are published and owned by Activision. While the studio Infinity Ward primarily still develops them, Treyarch has also developed several of the titles with the release of the studios' games interlaced with each other. Some games have been developed by Gray Matter Interactive, Nokia, Exakt Entertainment, Spark Unlimited, Amaze Entertainment, n-Space, Aspyr, Rebellion Developments, Ideaworks Game Studio, Sledgehammer Games, and nStigate Games. The games use a variety of engines, including the id Tech 3, the Treyarch NGL, and the IW 5.0.

8.Age Of Empires

Age of Empires is a series of personal computer games developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. The first title of the series was Age of Empires, released in 1997. Since then, seven titles and three spin-offs have been released. The titles are historical real-time strategy games, and their gameplay revolves around two main game modes: Single player and campaign. They competed with another popular strategy series, Civilization, and are set amidst historical events.
Age of Empires focused on events in Europe, Africa and Asia, spanning from the Stone Age to the Iron Age; the expansion game explored the formation and expansion of the Roman Empire. The sequel, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, was set in the Middle Ages, while its expansion focused partially on the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The subsequent three games of Age of Empires III explored the early modern period, when Europe was colonizing the Americas and several Asian nations were on the decline. The newest installment, Age of Empires Online, takes a different approach as a free-to-play online game utilizing Games for Windows Live. A spin-off game, Age of Mythology, was set in the same period as the original Age of Empires, but focused on mythological elements of Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology.

9.Half Life

Half-Life (stylized as HλLF-LIFE) is a science fiction video game developed by Valve Corporation, the company's debut product and the first in the Half-Life series. First released in 1998 by Sierra Studios for Windows PCs, the game was also released for the PlayStation 2.Mac OS X and Linux ports became available in January 2013.In Half-Life, players assume the role of Dr. Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must fight his way out of a secret underground research facility whose research and experiments into teleportation technology have gone disastrously wrong.
Valve, set up by former Microsoft employees, had difficulty finding a publisher for the game, with many believing that it was too ambitious a project. Sierra On-Line eventually signed the game after expressing interest in making a 3D action game. The game had its first major public appearance at the 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Designed for Windows, the game's engine, GoldSrc, was a heavily modified version of id Software's Quake game engine with code portions from the id Tech 2 engine.

10.Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike is a first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation. It was initially developed and released as a Half-Life modification by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe in 1999, before Le and Cliffe were hired and the game's intellectual property acquired. Counter-Strike was first released by Valve on the Microsoft Windows platform in 2000. The game later spawned a franchise, and is the first installment in the Counter-Strike series. Several remakes and Ports of Counter-Strike have been released on the Xbox console, as well as OS X and Linux.
Set in various locations around the globe, players assume the roles of members of combating teams that include counter-terrorists and terrorists. During each round of gameplay, the two teams are tasked with defeating the other by the means of either achieving the map's objectives, or else killing all of the enemy combatants. Each player may customize their arsenal of weapons and accessories at the beginning of every match, with the currency earned after each round.

Top 10 Military Powers

World's Top 10 Military Powers

1. The United States.

 

 The U.S. defense budget is $612 billion. Despite sequestration and other spending cuts, the United States spends more money on defense than the next ten highest spending countries combined.

The super power also has by far the most aircraft of any country, cutting-edge technology like the Navy's new rail gun, a large and well-trained human force - and that's not even counting the world's largest nuclear arsenal.

MANPOWER

Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.

•  Total Population: 316,668,567
•  Available Manpower: 145,212,012
•  Fit for Service: 120,022,084
•  Reaching Military Age Annually: 4,217,412]
•  Active Frontline Personnel: 1,430,000
•  Active Reserve Personnel: 850,880

LAND SYSTEMS

Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).

•  Tanks: 8,325
•  Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 25,782
•  Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 1,934
•  Towed-Artillery: 1,791
•  Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 1,330

 AIR POWER

Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service. All aircraft types accounted (UAVs, gunships, special mission, naval/carrier, trainers, etc).

•  Total Aircraft: 13,683
•  Fighters/Interceptors: 2,271
•  Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 2,601
•  Transport Aircraft: 5,222
•  Trainer Aircraft: 2,745
•  Helicopters: 6,012
•  Attack Helicopters: 914

NAVAL POWER

Aircraft Carrier value does not include dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.

•  Total Naval Strength: 473
•  Aircraft Carriers: 10
•  Frigates: 15
•  Destroyers: 62
•  Corvettes: 0
•  Submarines: 72
•  Coastal Defense Craft: 13
•  Mine Warfare: 13

RESOURCES (PETROLEUM)

Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force.

•  Oil Production: 8,500,000 bbl/day
•  Oil Consumption: 19,000,000 bbl/day]
•  Proven Oil Reserves: 20,680,000,000 bbl/day

LOGISTICAL

War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force reflects possible wartime industry strength.

•  Labor Force: 155,000,000
•  Merchant Marine Strength: 393]
•  Major Ports and Terminals: 24
•  Roadway Coverage: 6,586,610
•  Railway Coverage: 224,792
•  Serviceable Airports: 13,513

FINANCIAL (in USD)

Regardless of military strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.

•  Defense Budget: $612,500,000,000
•  External Debt: $15,930,000,000,000
•  Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $150,200,000,000
•  Purchasing Power Parity: $15,940,000,000,000

 GEOGRAPHY (in km)

Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).

•  Square Land Area: 9,826,675 km
•  Coastline: 19,924 km
•  Shared Border: 12,034 km
•  Waterways: 41,009 km

  2.Russia.

Two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's military is growing again. The Kremlin's military spending has increased by almost a third since 2008 and is expected to grow 44% more in the next three years. Today, the Russian defense budget stands at $76.6 billion.

Russia currently has 766,000 active frontline personnel with a reserve force of 2,485,000 personnel. These troops are backed up by 15,500 tanks, the largest tank force in the world. Russian soldiers generally receive relatively mediocre training, however, and their equipment, like that tank force, is aging.

MANPOWER

Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.

• Total Population: 145,500,482 
• Available Manpower: 69,117,271 
• Fit for Service: 46,812,553 
• Reaching Military Age Annually: 1,354,202
• Active Frontline Personnel: 766,000 
• Active Reserve Personnel: 2,485,000

LAND SYSTEMS

Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).

•  Tanks: 15,500
•  Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 27,607
•  Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 5,990
•  Towed-Artillery: 4,625
•  Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 3,781

 AIR POWER

Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service. All aircraft types accounted (UAVs, gunships, special mission, naval/carrier, trainers, etc).

• Total Aircraft: 3,082
•  Fighters/Interceptors: 736
•  Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 1,289
•  Transport Aircraft: 730
•  Trainer Aircraft: 303
•  Helicopters: 973
•  Attack Helicopters: 114 

NAVAL POWER

Aircraft Carrier value does not include dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.

•  Total Naval Strength: 352
•  Aircraft Carriers: 1
•  Frigates: 4
•  Destroyers: 13
•  Corvettes: 74
•  Submarines: 63
•  Coastal Defense Craft: 65
•  Mine Warfare: 34

RESOURCES (PETROLEUM)

Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force.

•  Oil Production: 11,000,000 bbl/day
•  Oil Consumption: 2,200,000 bbl/day]
•  Proven Oil Reserves: 80,000,000,000 bbl/day

 LOGISTICAL

War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force reflects possible wartime industry strength.

•  Labor Force: 75,680,000
•  Merchant Marine Strength: 1,143]
•  Major Ports and Terminals: 7
•  Roadway Coverage: 982,000
•  Railway Coverage: 87,157
•  Serviceable Airports: 1,218

 FINANCIAL (in USD)

Regardless of military strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.

•  Defense Budget: $76,600,000,000
•  External Debt: $631,800,000,000
•  Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $537,600,000,000
•  Purchasing Power Parity: $2,486,000,000,000

 GEOGRAPHY (in km)

Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).

 Square Land Area: 17,098,242 km

•  Coastline: 37,653 km
•  Shared Border: 20,241 km
•  Waterways: 102,000 km

3. China.

China has embarked upon a relentless policy of massive military spending, with a 12.2% increase in spending over the past year. China's defense budget stands at $126 billion but could unofficially be higher, prompting concern across Asia as China attempts to project its power to settle border disputes with Japan and the Philippines.

The size of the Chinese army is staggering, with 2,285,000 active frontline personnel with an additional 2,300,000 in the reserves. China also has a history of successfully stealing sensitive military technology, such as recently acquiring sensitive information about the new F-35.

MANPOWER

Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.

•  Total Population: 1,349,585,838
•  Available Manpower: 749,610,775
•  Fit for Service: 618,588,627
•  Reaching Military Age Annually: 19,538,534]
•  Active Frontline Personnel: 2,285,000
•  Active Reserve Personnel: 2,300,000

 LAND SYSTEMS

Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).

•  Tanks: 9,150
•  Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 4,788
•  Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 1,710
•  Towed-Artillery: 6,246
•  Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 1,770

 AIR POWER

Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service. All aircraft types accounted (UAVs, gunships, special mission, naval/carrier, trainers, etc).

•  Total Aircraft: 2,788
•  Fighters/Interceptors: 1,170
•  Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 885
•  Transport Aircraft: 762
•  Trainer Aircraft: 380
•  Helicopters: 856
•  Attack Helicopters: 122

 NAVAL POWER

Aircraft Carrier value does not include dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.

•  Total Naval Strength: 520
•  Aircraft Carriers: 1
•  Frigates: 45
•  Destroyers: 24
•  Corvettes: 9
•  Submarines: 69
•  Coastal Defense Craft: 353
•  Mine Warfare: 119

 RESOURCES (PETROLEUM)

Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force.

•  Oil Production: 4,075,000 bbl/day
•  Oil Consumption: 9,500,000 bbl/day]
•  Proven Oil Reserves: 25,580,000,000 bbl/day

 LOGISTICAL

War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force reflects possible wartime industry strength.

•  Labor Force: 798,500,000
•  Merchant Marine Strength: 2,030]
•  Major Ports and Terminals: 15
•  Roadway Coverage: 3,860,800
•  Railway Coverage: 86,000
•  Serviceable Airports: 507

 FINANCIAL (in USD)

Regardless of military strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.

•  Defense Budget: $126,000,000,000
•  External Debt: $728,900,000,000
•  Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $3,341,000,000,000
•  Purchasing Power Parity: $12,260,000,000,000

 GEOGRAPHY (in km)

Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).

 Square Land Area: 9,596,961 km

•  Coastline: 14,500 km
•  Shared Border: 22,117 km
•  Waterways: 110,000 km

4. India.

 India's defense spending is expected to rise as it pursues a modernization drive. Currently, it is estimated that India only spends $46 billion on its budget, and it is slated to become the fourth highest spender by 2020. It is already the world's largest importer of military goods.

India has ballistic missiles with a range capable of hitting all of Pakistan or most of China. Indian military strategy has been dominated by its long-simmering conflict with Pakistan, although there have also been minor wars between China and India in the past.

MANPOWER

Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.

•  Total Population: 1,220,800,359
•  Available Manpower: 615,201,057
•  Fit for Service: 489,571,520
•  Reaching Military Age Annually: 22,896,956]
•  Active Frontline Personnel: 1,325,000
•  Active Reserve Personnel: 2,143,000

 LAND SYSTEMS

Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).

•  Tanks: 3,569
•  Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 5,085
•  Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 290
•  Towed-Artillery: 6,445
•  Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 292

 AIR POWER

Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service. All aircraft types accounted (UAVs, gunships, special mission, naval/carrier, trainers, etc).

•  Total Aircraft: 1,785
•  Fighters/Interceptors: 535
•  Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 468
•  Transport Aircraft: 706
•  Trainer Aircraft: 237
•  Helicopters: 504
•  Attack Helicopters: 20

 NAVAL POWER

Aircraft Carrier value does not include dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.

 Total Naval Strength: 184

•  Aircraft Carriers: 2
•  Frigates: 15
•  Destroyers: 11
•  Corvettes: 24
•  Submarines: 17
•  Coastal Defense Craft: 32
•  Mine Warfare: 7

 RESOURCES (PETROLEUM)

Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force.

•  Oil Production: 897,500 bbl/day
•  Oil Consumption: 3,200,000 bbl/day]
•  Proven Oil Reserves: 5,476,000,000 bbl/day

 LOGISTICAL

War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force reflects possible wartime industry strength.

•  Labor Force: 482,300,000
•  Merchant Marine Strength: 340]
•  Major Ports and Terminals: 7
•  Roadway Coverage: 3,320,410
•  Railway Coverage: 63,974
•  Serviceable Airports: 346

 FINANCIAL (in USD)

Regardless of military strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.

•  Defense Budget: $46,000,000,000
•  External Debt: $378,900,000,000
•  Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $297,800,000,000
•  Purchasing Power Parity: $4,716,000,000,000

 GEOGRAPHY (in km)

Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).

•  Square Land Area: 3,287,263 km
•  Coastline: 7,000 km
•  Shared Border: 14,103 km
•  Waterways: 14,500 km

5. The United Kingdom.

The U.K. is planning on reducing the size of its armed forces by 20% between 2010 and 2018, with smaller cuts to the Royal Navy and RAF. The defense budget stands at $54 billion.

Despite scaling back, the U.K. counts on being able to project its power around the world. The Royal Navy is planning on putting the HMS Queen Elizabeth, an aircraft carrier that has a flight deck measuring at 4.5 acres, into service in 2020. The Queen Elizabeth is planned to carry 40 F-35B joint strike fighters around the world.

MANPOWER

Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.

•  Total Population: 63,395,574
•  Available Manpower: 29,164,233
•  Fit for Service: 24,035,131
•  Reaching Military Age Annually: 749,480]
•  Active Frontline Personnel: 205,330
•  Active Reserve Personnel: 182,000

 LAND SYSTEMS

Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).

•  Tanks: 407
•  Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 6,245
•  Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 89
•  Towed-Artillery: 138
•  Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 56

 AIR POWER

Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service. All aircraft types accounted (UAVs, gunships, special mission, naval/carrier, trainers, etc).

•  Total Aircraft: 908
•  Fighters/Interceptors: 84
•  Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 178
•  Transport Aircraft: 338
•  Trainer Aircraft: 312
•  Helicopters: 362
•  Attack Helicopters: 66

 NAVAL POWER

Aircraft Carrier value does not include dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.

•  Total Naval Strength: 66
•  Aircraft Carriers: 1
•  Frigates: 13
•  Destroyers: 6
•  Corvettes: 0
•  Submarines: 11
•  Coastal Defense Craft: 24
•  Mine Warfare: 15

 RESOURCES (PETROLEUM)

Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force.

•  Oil Production: 1,100,000 bbl/day
•  Oil Consumption: 1,700,000 bbl/day]
•  Proven Oil Reserves: 3,122,000,000 bbl/day

 LOGISTICAL

War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force reflects possible wartime industry strength.

•  Labor Force: 32,070,000
•  Merchant Marine Strength: 504]
•  Major Ports and Terminals: 14
•  Roadway Coverage: 394,428
•  Railway Coverage: 16,454
•  Serviceable Airports: 460

 FINANCIAL (in USD)

Regardless of military strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.

•  Defense Budget: $53,600,000,000
•  External Debt: $10,090,000,000,000
•  Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $105,100,000,000
•  Purchasing Power Parity: $2,313,000,000,000

 GEOGRAPHY (in km)

Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).

•  Square Land Area: 243,610 km
•  Coastline: 12,429 km
•  Shared Border: 360 km
•  Waterways: 3,200 km

6. France.

French soldiers stand on a street during a patrol ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Timbuktu, July 25, 2013.

France effectively froze its military spending in 2013 while cutting 10% of its defense jobs in an effort to save money for purchasing high-tech equipment. The country spends $43 billion a year on defense, which is 1.9% of its GDP, below the spending target set by NATO for member countries.

Despite a leveling off of its military budget, France is still highly capable of projecting force around the globe, with significant deployments in the Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Senegal and elsewhere around the world.

7. Germany.

 German military strength falls short of its economic strength on the world stage. Recently, Germany has started considering offering military support to eastern European NATO members. It has also considered a more active international role militarily. Germany spends $45 billion on its military annually, making it the eighth largest spender in the world.

Following the aftermath of World War II, the German population generally became anti-war. Although no laws limit the size of the German military, there is a general lack of interest in serving in the military. Germany only has 183,000 active frontline personnel with an additional 145,000 members in the reserves, and Germany eliminated mandatory service in 2011.

8. Turkey.

 Turkish military spending is expected to rise 9.4% in 2014 over the 2013 budget. The ongoing conflict in Syria and possible clashes with the Kurdish separatist organization, the PKK, were key reasons for the spending increase. Turkey's defense budget stands at $18.2 billion.

The NATO member has contributed soldiers to various initiatives around the world. The Turkish military took part in operations in Afghanistan, as well as in peacekeeping operations in the Balkans. Turkey also maintains a large military force in Northern Cyprus.

9. South Korea.

 South Korea has been increasing its defense spending due to both the increasing armament of Japan and China, and the constant threat from North Korea. South Korea spends $34 billion on defense.

South Korea has a relatively large military force for its small size. It has 640,000 active personnel with an additional 2,900,000 personnel in the reserves. South Korea also has 2,346 tanks and 1,393 aircraft. The South Korean military is generally well-trained and routinely takes part in military exercise with the United States. South Korea's air force is also the sixth largest in the world.

10. Japan.

Japan increased its defense spending for the first time in 11 years in response to growing disputes with China. It has also started its first military expansion in over 40 years by placing a new military base on its outer islands. Japan spends $49.1 billion on defense, the sixth most in the world.

Japan's military is fairly well-equipped. It currently has 247,000 active personnel with an additional 57,900 in reserve. Japan also has 1,595 aircraft, the world's fifth largest air force, and 131 ships. Japan's military is limited by a peace clause in the constitution that makes it illegal for the country to have an offensive army.

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