*Ethiopia has 430,000 bbl/Day Proven Reserves of Oil
By T, De Birhan Media Staffer
31-12-2011
PERSONNEL
Total Population: 90,873,739 [2011]
Available Manpower: 38,794,315 [2011]
Fit for Service: 24,757,344 [2011]
Of Military Age: 1,949,125 [2011]
Active Military: 182,500 [2011]
Active Reserve: 0 [2011]
LAND ARMY
Total Land Weapons: 3,098
Tanks: 1,679 [2011]
APCs / IFVs: 589 [2011]
Towed Artillery: 30 [2011]
SPGs: 0 [2011]
MLRSs: 0 [2011]
Mortars: 400 [2011]
AT Weapons: 400 [2011]
AA Weapons: 200 [2011]
Logistical Vehicles: 1,200
AIR POWER
Total Aircraft: 703 [2011]
Helicopters: 62 [2011]
Serviceable Airports: 61 [2011]
RESOURCES
Oil Production: 0 bbl/Day [2011]
Oil Consumption: 38,000 bbl/Day [2011]
Proven Reserves: 430,000 bbl/Day[2011]
For details go to Here
LOGISTICAL
Labor Force: 37,900,000 [2011]
Roadway Coverage: 36,469 km
Railway Coverage: 681 km
FINANCIAL (USD)
Defense Budget: $450,000,000[2011]
Reserves of Foreign Exchange & Gold: $1,880,000,000 [2011]
Purchasing Power:$86,120,000,000 [2011]
GEOGRAPHIC
Waterways: 104,300 km
Coastline: 0 km
Square Land Area: 1,104,300 km
Shared Border: 5,328 km
NAVAL POWER
Total Navy Ships: 0
Merchant Marine Strength: 9 [2011]
Major Ports & Terminals: 0
Aircraft Carriers: 0 [2011]
Destroyers: 0 [2011]
Submarines: 0 [2011]
Frigates: 0 [2011]
Patrol Craft: 0 [2011]
Mine Warfare Craft: 0 [2011]
Amphibious Assault Craft: 0 [2011]
By T, De Birhan Media Staffer
31-12-2011
A latest military power ranking information by GlobalFirepower.com (GFP) last updated on 7/5/2011 has put Ethiopia's military power ranking 44th out of 55 nations it listed. United States ranks number one in the list followed by Russia and China respectively. According to the ranking Ethiopia's military is powerful than many gulf countries, and European countries such as Belgium and Portugal.
GFP puts Ethiopia's active military to 182,500 in the year 2011, the total land weapons to 3,098 and the total aircraft to 703.
Strikingly, GFP puts the total number of Ethiopian population to 90,873,739. In a similar revelation, GFP reports that although Ethiopia has 00 bbl/Day oil production, it unveils that Ethiopia has 430,000 bbl/Day Proven Reserves. In terms of finance,, Ethiopia has a Defense Budget of $450,000,000, Reserves of Foreign Exchange & Gold of $1,880,000,000 and Purchasing Power of $86,120,000,000.
The ranking doesn't include many countries including Ethiopia's neighbours such as Eritrea, Sudan and Kenya that Ethiopia had border issues with. According to inside sources, Eritrea, absent in GFP's ranking has higher number of personnel, land army, air power and defense budget than Ethiopia.
GFP states that Nuclear capability was not taken into account for the final ranking for this listing.Therefore GFP comparisons are for consideration in a conventional war based solely on each individual nation's capabilities on land, at sea and through the air while including logistical and financial aspects when waging total war.The final GFP rankings are based on a formula taking some 45 factors into account and compiling totals against each country, applying bonuses and penalties as needed to generate this list, according to GFP.
GFP states that Nuclear capability was not taken into account for the final ranking for this listing.Therefore GFP comparisons are for consideration in a conventional war based solely on each individual nation's capabilities on land, at sea and through the air while including logistical and financial aspects when waging total war.The final GFP rankings are based on a formula taking some 45 factors into account and compiling totals against each country, applying bonuses and penalties as needed to generate this list, according to GFP.
Ethiopia Military Strength
Ethiopia Military Strength Detail by the numbers.
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Record Last Updated: 7/5/2011 | Authored by Staff Writer
PERSONNEL Total Population: 90,873,739 [2011] Available Manpower: 38,794,315 [2011] Fit for Service: 24,757,344 [2011] Of Military Age: 1,949,125 [2011] Active Military: 182,500 [2011] Active Reserve: 0 [2011] LAND ARMY Total Land Weapons: 3,098 Tanks: 1,679 [2011] APCs / IFVs: 589 [2011] Towed Artillery: 30 [2011] SPGs: 0 [2011] MLRSs: 0 [2011] Mortars: 400 [2011] AT Weapons: 400 [2011] AA Weapons: 200 [2011] Logistical Vehicles: 1,200 AIR POWER Total Aircraft: 703 [2011] Helicopters: 62 [2011] Serviceable Airports: 61 [2011] RESOURCES Oil Production: 0 bbl/Day [2011] Oil Consumption: 38,000 bbl/Day [2011] Proven Reserves: 430,000 bbl/Day[2011] For details go to Here
LOGISTICAL Labor Force: 37,900,000 [2011] Roadway Coverage: 36,469 km Railway Coverage: 681 km FINANCIAL (USD) Defense Budget: $450,000,000[2011] Reserves of Foreign Exchange & Gold: $1,880,000,000 [2011] Purchasing Power:$86,120,000,000 [2011] GEOGRAPHIC Waterways: 104,300 km Coastline: 0 km Square Land Area: 1,104,300 km Shared Border: 5,328 km NAVAL POWER Total Navy Ships: 0 Merchant Marine Strength: 9 [2011] Major Ports & Terminals: 0 Aircraft Carriers: 0 [2011] Destroyers: 0 [2011] Submarines: 0 [2011] Frigates: 0 [2011] Patrol Craft: 0 [2011] Mine Warfare Craft: 0 [2011] Amphibious Assault Craft: 0 [2011]