FRANCE - $63.9 billion: The biggest military spender in Europe increased its budget 7.4 percent from 2000. France has the world’s second-highest per capita military expenditures, at $1,026 per person. The United States spends $2,100 per person. The Champs Elysee and Bastille Day ceremonies are shown in Paris on July 14, 2008.
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