§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current strength of KFOR deployed in Kosovo. [114258]
§ Mr. SpellarThe strength of KFOR deployed in Kosovo on 9 March is 39,096.
§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current strength of KFOR; and which countries are contributing forces to the operation, indicating how many men each contributes. [114257]
§ Mr. SpellarAs at 9 March 2000 the strength of KFOR was 44,939. This figure includes 5,843 personnel based in FYROM, Greece and Albania. The number of men and women contributed to KFOR, by nation, are as listed.
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Number NATO Nations Belgium 1,146 Canada 1,382 Czech Republic 180 Denmark 752 France 4,860 Germany 5,685 Greece 1,186 Hungary 307 Iceland 2 Italy 5,970 Luxembourg 2 The Netherlands 1,615 Norway 1,261 Poland 756 Portugal 341 Spain 1,226 Turkey 1,088 United Kingdom 3,368 United States 6,065 Non NATO Nations Argentina 111 Austria 470 Azerbaijan 34 Bulgaria 39 Estonia 10 Finland 812 Georgia 34 Ireland 99 Jordan 104 Latvia 10 Lithuania 30 Morocco 347
Number Russia 3,141 Slovakia 39 Slovenia 6 Sweden 826 Switzerland 133 Ukraine 240 United Arab Emirates 1,262