The only Greek armed forces overseas in 1994 were in Cyprus, where 2,250 troops are assigned, including two infantry battalions together with officers and NCOs assigned directly to the forces of the Joint Defense Area (see National Security Doctrine , this ch.). In addition, Greece has seven observers with United Nations IraqKuwait Observer Mission (UNIKOM) peacekeeping forces along the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and one observer with the UN's Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) peacekeeping effort in Western Sahara. The only foreign troops stationed in Greece are from the United States: sixty army and 200 navy troops at Souda Bay, and 500 air force troops located in two air base groups at Heraklion.

Data as of December 1994

NOTE: The information regarding Greece on this page is re-published from The Library of Congress Country Studies and the CIA World Factbook. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Greece Overseas Basing information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greece Overseas Basing should be addressed to the Library of Congress and the CIA.