Those figures include off-shore contingents, notably 1,200 person German naval contingent. Boot-on-the-ground counting the present skeleton force are likely to be 8,000 or so, plus an additional contributions from Muslim countries. Turkey has agreed in principle to send troops.
Zaman lists the following pledges to UNIFIL:
These are the commitments of the 35 potential troop-contributing nations
Belgium: 400 soldiers
Britain: technical aid and equipment
Denmark: three ships
Finland: 250 soldiers
France: 2000 soldiers
Germany: is to send their navies to patrol Lebanon's Mediterranean coast
Greece: will provide a frigate, helicopter and Special Forces
Italy: 2000 soldiers
Luxemburg: officers and soldiers to help clear mines
Nepal: 850 soldiers
Holland: naval power
Norway: 100 soldiers and a boat
Poland: approximately 500 soldiers
Slovenia: 10 to 20 soldiers to clear mines
Spain: 950 soldiers and up to 40 armored vehicles
Sweden: two ships
This list, which includes 900 Nepalese soldiers, only totals about 7,100. Greek, Danish, German and Swedish numbers are not enumerated, but together they would account for no more than 2,000 (mostly) naval personnel.
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