Mongolia is 85th by firepower index

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolia has been ranked the 85th by the global firepower index for 2016, which was released on Tuesday. The survey involved 126 countries, and the military potential of the USA, Russia and China topped the index, being followed by India, the United Kingdom, France, South Korea, Germany, Japan and Turkey. The least powerful military nations are Mali Mozambique and Somalia. The Global Firepower Index (GFP) continues to provide its unique analytical display of data concerning modern military powers. Nuclear capability is not taken into account. The GFP ranking is based strictly on each nation’s potential conventional war-making capability across land, sea and air. The final ranking incorporates values related to resources, finances and geography. Over 50 different factors make up the final GFP ranking, delivering the “PowerIndex” value by way of an in-house formula, and bonuses and penalties are applied where appropriate. Updates to the list are attempted annually or when new information/corrections warrant them.