Costa Rica is the only Latin American country with no standing army.
When World War I broke out in 1914, the Russian Empire had the world's largest standing army, with approximately 1400000 soldiers on active duty
the Red Army of the Soviet Union was the largest standing army in history. At its peak it had anywhere between 20-30 million soldiers, officers, and personnel.
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Costa Rica is the only Latin American country with no standing army.
A standing army is a "regular" Army, the number of Soldiers and equipment that are ready to go to war at very short notice.
china, withover 2 million
china, withover 2 million
In 1550 no European country (with the possible exception of the Ottoman Empire) had a standing ('permanent') army.
The Hispanic nation that was apparently the first to abolish the Army was Costa Rica. In 1949, the government began forbidding the country from having a standing Army.
It is the second most powerful country in the world and has the second largest standing army
1) defense 2) army to take down angry mobs 3) offensive army 4) security
NATO (the North Atlantic Treatise Organisation) is a collection of countries, mainly Britain and the U.S., that agreed to help each other against communism and terrorism.
"North Korea has the largest standing army of any nation its size."
When World War I broke out in 1914, the Russian Empire had the world's largest standing army, with approximately 1400000 soldiers on active duty