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What are the capabilities of the Qatari armed forces?

Military doctrine and strategy
Defense budget (total expenditures and percent of GNP/GDP)
Extent of their defense industrial base
Available manpower, size of active duty force, size of reserve forces

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The defense budget is 10% (approximately) of the GDP which in 2008 was approximately $85.35 billion.(CIA World Fact Book, 2010) Qatar is considered to have the highest per capita expenditures in the world. (http://www.mongabay.com/history/qatar/qatar-military_capabilities_of_the_persian_gulf_states.html)

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