The Ministry of Defence is one of the United Kingdom's largest landowners, owning 227,300 hectares of land and foreshore (either freehold or leasehold) at April 2014, which was valued at "about £20 billion". The MoD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares. In total, this is about 1.8% of the UK land mass. The total annual cost to support the defence estate is "in excess of £3.3 billion". COUNT 5
QSN1 How much land is owned by the MoD? ANS1 227,300 hectares QSN2 How much is the land owned by the MoD worth? ANS2 £20 billion QSN3 The MoD owns or has rights of access to what percentage of the UK's total land? ANS3 1.8% QSN4 How much is the annual cost to support the defence estate? ANS4 in excess of £3.3 billion QSN5 Who is one of the largest landowners in the UK? ANS5 The Ministry of Defence