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This is a list of main battle tanks, and other vehicles serving that role, in active military service with countries of the world. A main battle tank (MBT) is the type of powerful, heavily-armoured and highly mobile tank which is the backbone of a mechanized land force.

Country Main Battle Tank
Afghanistan 600 T-55, 170 T-62
Albania T-34/85, T-55, T-62, Type 59, Type 69
Algeria 400 T-55, 300 T-62, 540 T-72, 380 T-90
Andorra No army
Angola 200 T-55, 50 T-62, 50 T-72
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina TAM
Armenia 102 T-72
Australia 59 M1A1 AIM Abrams
Austria 114 Leopard 2A5
Azerbaijan 247 T-55, 286 T-72
Bahamas
Bahrain 180 M60A3
Bangladesh 120 Type 59, 48 Type 96, 300 Type 69/79
Barbados
Belarus 29 T-54, 1,465 T-72B, 92 T-80
Belgium Mowag Piranha III 8×8 replacing 132 Leopard 1A5 in the MBT role
Belize
Benin 20 PT-76
Bhutan
Bolivia 54 SK-105 Kürassier
Bosnia and Herzegovina 89 M-84, 80 M60A3
Botswana 36 FV101 Scorpion, 50 SK-105 Kürassier
Brazil 128 Leopard 1A1, 240 Leopard 1A5, 91 M60A3 [1]
Brunei FV101 Scorpion
Bulgaria 430 T-72
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia 100 T-55, PT-76, 200 Type 59
Cameroon
Canada 66 Leopard 1A5, 20 Leopard 2A6M on loan (plan to purchase 40 Leopard 2A4 and 40 Leopard 2A6M)[2]
Cape Verde
Central African Republic 4 T-55
Chad 60 T-55
Chile 140 Leopard 2A4, 202 Leopard 1A5
China ~500 Type 99, 2,500 Type 96, 500 Type 88, 5,000 Type 59
Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo 30 Type 59, 20 T-55
Republic of the Congo 20 Type 59
Costa Rica No army
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia 29 M-95 Degman, 75 M-84A4 Sniper
Cuba 1,100 T-55, 50 T-72
Cyprus 41 T-80
Czech Republic 181 T-72M4 CZ
Denmark 57 Leopard 2A4
Djibouti
Dominica No army
Dominican Republic
Ecuador 30 T-55
Egypt 390 T-55E, 260 Ramses II, 500 T-62E, 1,700 M60A3, 1,005 M1A1
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea 3 T-55
Eritrea 280 T-55
Estonia
Ethiopia 170 T-55, 50 T-62, 50 T-72
Fiji
Finland 124 Leopard 2A4
France 407 Leclerc, 614 AMX-30B2
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia 250 T-72
Germany 408 Leopard 2A6
Ghana
Greece 170 Leopard 2A6 HEL, 196 Leopard 2A4, 501 Leopard 1A5, 308 M60A3, 390 M48A5 MOLF
Grenada No army
Guatemala
Guinea 8 T-55
Guinea-Bissau T-55
Guyana
Haiti No army
Honduras
Hungary Last tank brigade abolished early 2007, 15 T-72M1 in active service, 180 stored, they are planned to be replaced by new tanks after 2010.
Iceland No army
India 2,000 T-90, 2,200 T-72, 424 Arjun MBT, 755 T-55, 500PT-76
Indonesia T-90
Iran 80 M48A5, 150 M60A3 100 Chieftain MK3 75 T-62, 480 T-72, 100 Zulfiqar MBT
Iraq 72 T-55, 77 T-72, 330M-60
Republic of Ireland FV101 Scorpion
Israel 1,200 Merkava I/II, 1410 Merkava III/IV, 561 Magach 5, 711 Magach 6, 111 Magach 7 [3]
Italy 250 Ariete, 980 Leopard 1, 400 Centauro
Jamaica
Japan 315 Type 90, 561 Type 74
Jordan 392 Challenger 1, Khaled, 292 Tariq
Kazakhstan 650 T-72, 75 T-62, 540 T-55
Kenya 76 Vickers Mk 3
Kiribati No army
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1000 Ch'onma-ho, 300 P'okpoong-Ho, 1600 T-54, 800 T-62, 500 Type 59
Republic of Korea 850 M48A5, 33 T-80U, 2 T-80UK, 1027 K1 Type 88, 484 K1A1, 680 K2 Black Panther
Kuwait 218 M1A2
Kyrgyzstan 210 T-72
Laos 30 T-55
Latvia 3 T-55
Lebanon 205 T-55, 104 M48A5, 43 Leopard 1A5
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya 1,500 T-55, 350 T-62, 315 T-72
Liechtenstein No army
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia 31 T-72
Madagascar
Malawi 1 T-55
Malaysia 48 PT-91
Maldives
Mali 33 T-55, T-54 and T-34
Malta
Marshall Islands No army
Mauritania 35 T-55
Mauritius No army
Mexico ERC 90 Sagaie
Micronesia No army
Moldova
Monaco No army
Mongolia 350 T-55, 250 T-62
Montenegro 61 T-55s (Scrap)[4]
Morocco 300 M60A3, 150 T-72
Mozambique 80 T-55
Myanmar 280 Type 59, 190 Type 69, 139 T-72
Namibia 1 T-55
Nauru No army
Nepal
Netherlands 110 Leopard 2A4
New Zealand
Nicaragua 31 T-55
Niger
Nigeria 50 T-55
Norway 52 Leopard 2A5
Oman 38 Challenger 2, 73 M60A3
Pakistan 600 Al-Khalid, 320 T-80UD, 900 Type 85-IIAP, 720 Al-Zarar
Palau No army
Panama No army
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay 8-10 M4 Sherman, 12 Stuart tank
Peru 375 T-55
Philippines 41 FV101 Scorpion
Poland 233 PT-91, 128 Leopard 2A4, 586 T-72M1
Portugal 37 Leopard 2A4
Qatar 24 AMX-30
Romania 350 TR-85
Russia 300 T-90, 4,744 T-80, 7,144 T-72, 4,000 T-64, 689 T-62, 1,200 T-54/55 [5]
Rwanda 12 T-55
Saint Kitts and Nevis No army
Saint Lucia No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No army
Samoa No army
San Marino No army
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia 388 M1A2, 290 AMX-30, 460 M60A3
Senegal
Serbia 212 M-2001, M-84AB1, M-84AB, M-84ABN, 65 T-72
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore 66 Leopard 2A4
Slovakia 245 T-72
Slovenia 54 M-84
Solomon Islands No army
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa 250 Olifant 1A/1B
Spain 327 Leopard 2
Sri Lanka 80 Type 59
Sudan 250 T-55
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden 280 Leopard 2
Switzerland 380 Leopard 2A4
Syria 2,150T-55, 1,600 T-72, 1,000 T-62
Republic of China (Taiwan) 480 M60A3, 450 CM11 Brave Tiger, 100 M41 Walker Bulldog [6]
Tajikistan 44 T-72
Tanzania 30 Type 59,
Thailand 50 Type 69/79, 105 M48 Patton, 178 M60 Patton
Timor-Leste
Togo 2 T-55
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia 84 M60A3
Turkey 450 leopard 1T, 298 Leopard 2A4, 2,650 M48A5, 170 M60T Sabra, 755 M60A3 (All are being modernized to M60T Sabra Level)
Turkmenistan 702 T-72
Tuvalu No army
Uganda 20 T-55
Ukraine 6 T-84 Oplot, 271 T-80UD, 2,215 T-64, 180 T-72, 112 T-55
United Arab Emirates 388 Leclerc
United Kingdom 386 Challenger 2
United States 8,000 M1A1/2/2SEP
Uruguay M41 Walker Bulldog
Uzbekistan 170 T-62, 100 T-64, 70 T-72
Vanuatu No army
Vatican City No army
Venezuela 86 AMX-30
Vietnam 20 M48 Patton, 350 Type 59, 900 T-55, 200 T-62, 300 T-72
Yemen 64 M60A1, 250 T-62, 700 T-55
Zambia 10 T-55
Zimbabwe 32 T-54/55, 35 Type 59, 10 Type 69

References

  1. ^ Brazil Army Equipment
  2. ^ "Backgrounder: Renewing the Canadian Forces' Tank Capability", News Room (National Defence Canada), 2007-04-12, <http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=2252>. Retrieved on 29 May 2008 
  3. ^ Army Equipment - Israel
  4. ^ Serbianna.com | News Story
  5. ^ Russian Army Equipment
  6. ^ Army Equipment - Taiwan

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