The Military Balance 1999/2000 is an indispensable database of the military strength, organization, equipment, and defence expenditure of the armed forces of up to 170 countries world-wide. If offers readers: * Up-to-date information on the world's armed forces and their holdings, defence economics, and the arms trade * Comparative statistics on defence expenditures world-wide and an analysis of the international arms trade * The latest developments in the area of arms control and non-proliferation measures * Details of UN and other international peacekeeping forces * Tables of data on warships, armed helicopters, and small arms and light weapons * Analysis of the principal military developments around the world * A loose wall map gives information on recent and current armed conflicts around the globe.