The United States military has 1.3 million active duty troops, making it the third largest behind China (2.2 million) and India (1.4 million). But its huge military spending sets it apart from the rest of the world, while it also has the highest number of personnel stationed abroad in 138 nations, an astonishing 70% of the world! According to the Defence Manpower Data Centre, the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coastguard have about 200,000 active-service members deployed to 170 countries worldwide. With 39,000 troops Japan hosts the most US military staff, followed by Germany which has 34,800 servicemen deployed on its soil.

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