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• Indexes of Tables, Figures and MapsEditor’s IntroductionPart One: Capabilities, Trends and EconomicsChapter 1 Defence and military analysisChapter 2 North AmericaChapter 3 EuropeChapter 4 Russia and EurasiaChapter 5 AsiaChapter 6 Middle East and North AfricaChapter 7 Latin America and the CaribbeanChapter 8 Sub-Saharan AfricaPart Two: ReferenceExplanatory notesList of abbreviations for data sectionsInternational comparisons of defence expenditure and military personnelIndex of country/territory abbreviationsIndex of countries and territories