The Egyptian army is ranked among the ten most powerful armies in the world and became one of the largest armies of the world and strongest army in arfrica,middel east For the development of land, sea and air forces This chart shows the Global FirePower Index 2017. Global Firepower (GFP) continues to provide its unique analytical display of data concerning modern military powers. Over 125 powers are considered relative military strengths. 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. Nuclear capability is not taken into account Geographical factors influence the final ranking Ranking does not solely rely on total number of weapons available to any one country Natural resource reliance (use/production) is taken into account Land-locked nations are not penalized for lack of a standing navy Current political/military leadership is not taken into account