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Egypt vs Sweden

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Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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Sweden is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 450,295 km2 (land boundries: 2,211 km and costline 3,218 km). The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. The number of inhabitants is 10,385,347.

The Swedish military cooperates closely with the military forces of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), which consists olso of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Sweden is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and contributes to CSDP missions and operations. In 2022 Sweden applied for NATO membership and was formally invited to join the alliance at the NATO Summit in Madrid. The inventory of the SAF is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military hardware.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 11 billion $ 7.6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 1.3%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 438,500 23,600
Reserve personnel: 479,000 31,300
Available for military: 41,157,220 2,065,782

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 3,789 121
Armoured fighting vehicles: 8,699 2,071
Total artillery: 4,328 268
Self-propelled artillery: 889 48
Rocket artillery: 1,250 0

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 1,103 207
Fighter aircraft: 44 0
Multirole aircraft: 278 94
Attack aircraft: 121 0
Helicopters: 310 53
UCAV (combat drone): 32 0

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 193 186
Aircraftcarriers: 2 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 14 0
Corvettes: 7 7
Submarines: 8 5

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Sweden

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.

Sweden

18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Swedish citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); the Swedish Parliament has abolished compulsory military service, with exclusively voluntary recruitment as of July 2010; conscription remains an option in emergencies; after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47.