沙特阿拉伯虽然人口仅1620万,但它在红海和波斯湾拥有很长的海岸线,国防任务不轻。尤其是其国家领导人认为,他们的国家面临着内忧、外患的危险,加之海湾地区阿拉伯国家间的领土纷争始终没有和解,也会经常引发冲突。为此,沙特阿拉伯极为重视武装力量的建设。特别是在海湾战争之后,其总兵力已于当时的9.54万人增加到目前的15.4万人,其中现役军人10.6万人。 Although Saudi Arabia has a population of only 16.2 million, it has a long coastline in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and its national defense mission is not a light one. In particular, the leaders of their countries think that their country faces the risk of internal and external aggression, and the fact that there have been no reconciliation of territorial disputes among the Arab countries in the Gulf region will often lead to conflicts. To this end, Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to the construction of armed forces. Especially after the Gulf War, its total strength had increased from 95,400 at the time to 154,000 today, including 106,000 active servicemen.