Iran has a paramilitary, volunteer militia force within the IRGC, called the Basij, which includes about 90,000 full-time, active-duty uniformed members. Up to 11 million men and women are members of the Basij who could potentially be called up for service; GlobalSecurity.org estimates Iran could mobilize "up to one million men". This would be among the largest troop mobilizations in the world. In 2007, Iran's military spending represented 2.6% of the GDP or $102 per capita, the lowest figure of the Persian Gulf nations. Iran's military doctrine is based on deterrence. In 2014 arms spending the country spent $15 billion and was outspent by the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council by a factor of 13. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is Iran's volunteer militia force named? ANS1 the Basij QSN2 How many full-time members does the Basij have? ANS2 90,000 QSN3 How many members in total does the Basij have?  ANS3 Up to 11 million men and women QSN4 In 2007 what was Iran spending 2.6% of its GDP on? ANS4 military spending QSN5 In 2014, Iran spent how much on weapons spending? ANS5 $15 billion