HC Deb 13 March 2000 vol 346 cc38-9W
Mr. Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current strength of KFOR deployed in Kosovo. [114258]

Mr. Spellar

The strength of KFOR deployed in Kosovo on 9 March is 39,096.

Mr. Duncan Smith

To 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. Spellar

As 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.

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

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