Second Albania in Balkans for global power, Kosovo is not included at all

The Global Power 2017 Index, drawn up by the Global Fire Power, ranks Albania 90th, out of 133 countries surveyed in terms of their power, military and human.

Compared to the study of a year ago, Albania has improved by ten degrees, in 2016 was ranked 100th in the world and the last in the region. The 2017 study releases Albania with a score of 1,8465.

Albania ranks higher than some of the Balkan countries. For example, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 121st, while Macedonia ranks 122nd. Montenegro and Kosovo are not included in the study, writes the Shekulli. Serbia currently ranks 83rd, several steps ahead of Albania.

The index is drawn up on the basis of a complex methodology, which takes into account more than 50 different factors. In particular is seen in this study: the number of army tanks, ships, planes and other military equipment, the level of funding of the military sphere, the country's transport infrastructure, access to oil products, and other factors that may affect military combat capacity. It should be noted that the Index does not include nuclear weapons.

The index is drawn up by Global Fire Power, known for statistical publications in the field of the army, logistics, natural and financial resources, etc. Countries with the world's most powerful armies include the United States, Russia, China, India, Great Britain, France, Italy, South Korea, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Turkey. In the last places by the order: Butan, Suriname, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Central Republic of Africa, Somalia, and so on.