Of the roughly 32,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan, the United States supplies about 11,800, according to figures released by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's headquarters on Jan. 26
Britain is second on the list, and Germany follows with 3,000.
But in a curious twist, NATO headquarters listed Canada's anticipated commitment at 2,700 -- 200 more than the latest estimate from Ottawa.
The Canadian army had no explanation for the discrepancy.
British Gen. David Richards praised the Canadian contingent in Kandahar, saying "it's fantastic to see Canada taking such a leading role here.''
"Canada is way back at the top among those small number of countries that can confidently tackle the most demanding military tasks," said Richards, who steps down as commander of the NATO force in Afghanistan on Feb. 4.
Troop contributions to NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan:
- United States, 11,800
- Britain, 5,200
- Germany, 3,000
- Canada, 2,700
- Netherlands, 2,200
- Italy, 1,950
- France, 1,000
- Romania, 750
- Spain, 550
- Turkey, 800
- Belgium, 300
- Norway, 350
- Denmark, 400
- Hungary, 180
- Greece, 170
- Poland, 160
- Portugal, 150
- Bulgaria, 100
- Lithuania, 130
- Czech Republic, 150
- Estonia, 90
- Slovakia, 60
- Slovenia 50
- Latvia, 35
- Iceland, 5
- Luxembourg, 10
Non-NATO countries:
- Australia, 500
- Sweden, 180
- Macedonia, 120
- New Zealand, 100
- Croatia, 130
- Finland, 70
- Albania, 30
- Azerbaijan, 20
- Ireland, 10
- Austria, 5
- Switzerland, 5
TOTAL: 33,460
