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In order of number of troops (Estimated) committed to Iraq as of March 2005 per Wikipedia:
Current members
USA 130,000 troops.
United Kingdom 8,761 -- had 45000 troops in and around Iraq at the time of invasion
South Korea 3,300
Italy 3,030 -- Began phased withdrawal of troops in March 2005
Poland 1,500 -- Began to withdraw troops in October 2004
Ukraine 950 -- Announced to withdraw troops by October 2005
Georgia 889
Romania 860
Australia 850 -- Had 2000 troops in and around Iraq at the time of invasion
Japan 550 -- Limited to non-combat zones only
Denmark 540
Bulgaria 450 -- Began phased withdrawal of troops in March 2005--
El Salvador 380
Mongolia 180
Azerbaijan 151
Latvia 136
Albania 120
Lithuania 118
Slovakia 105
Czech Republic 80
Bosnia and Herzegovina 36
Estonia 35
Macedonia 33
Kazakhstan 27
Norway 10 -- Sent about 150 troops to Iraq, and later withdrew all but ten officers. The new Red/Red-Green Coalition-Government promises that it will withdraw the remaining ten officers soon.
Members with no military involvement
Several countries chose not to, or could not, sustain a military involvement, but nonetheless pledged their solidarity with the Coalition.
Angola 0
Colombia 0
Eritrea 0
Ethiopia 0
Kuwait 0
Micronesia 0
Rwanda 0
Solomon Islands 0
Uganda 0
Uzbekistan 0
Members which have totally withdrawn
Iceland 0 -- Mainly specialists and such.
Nicaragua 0 -- Withdrew 115 troops in February 2004
Dominican Republic 0 -- Withdrew 302 troops in May 2004
Honduras 0 -- Withdrew 370 troops in June 2004
Spain 0 -- Withdrew 1400 troops in June 2004
Philippines 0 -- Withdrew 51 troops in July 2004
Thailand 0 -- Withdrew 443 troops in August 2004
Hungary 0 -- Withdrew 300-troop NATO training force in December 2004
Tonga 100 -- Withdrew 40 troops in December 2004
Moldova 0 -- Withdrew 12 troops in February 2005
Portugal 0 -- Withdrew 128 policemen in February 2005
Netherlands 4 -- Withdrew 1350 troops in March 2005, later reduced troop level by nearly 800
Singapore 0 -- Withdrew its single Amphibious transport dock deployed in the Persian Gulf in March 2005.
Canada does not support the Invasion of Iraq and is not a Coalition member but has 31 troops in the theatre as part of an exchange program with the United States military.
Similarly, New Zealand did not support the invasion and is not considered part of the Coalition of the Willing, but sent troops to Iraq in 2004 after the establishment of the new sovereign Iraqi government.
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