Map showing where UK's armed forces are deployed across the world from MoD figures as of 23/01/07
OPERATIONAL
Afghanistan: 6,000
Bosnia and Kosovo: 820
Iraq: 7,100
UN missions: 290
Northern Ireland: 8,050
NON-OPERATIONAL
Germany: 22,500*
Cyprus: 2,700
South Atlantic Islands: 1,200
Gibraltar: 560
Diego Garcia: 40
* - Figure includes troops deployed in Iraq
According to the MoD, operational deployments are those announced by the defence secretary in parliament involving commitment to a specific theatre. Non-operational deployments do not involve a fighting role.
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