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Singapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.

Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.

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Germany is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 357,168 km2 (land boundries: 3,694 km and costline 2,389 km). The capital of Germany is Berlin. The number of inhabitants is 83,166,711.

Germany joined NATO in May 1955. The German Army has incorporated a joint Franco-German mechanized infantry brigade since 1989, a Dutch airmobile infantry brigade, and a Dutch mechanized infantry brigade. the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and from the United States. Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 11.6 billion $ 61 billion $
Percent of GDP: 3.33% 1.4%

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: 71,000 183,638
Reserve personnel: 352,500 29,000
Available for military: 1,255,902 18,529,299

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

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Tanks: 170 328
Armoured fighting vehicles: 3,507 3,874
Total artillery: 161 401
Self-propelled artillery: 48 121
Rocket artillery: 24 38

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: 252 662
Fighter aircraft: 0 141
Multirole aircraft: 100 90
Attack aircraft: 0 0
Helicopters: 87 347
UCAV (combat drone): 0 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: 43 65
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 6 12
Corvettes: 6 5
Submarines: 5 6

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

Singapore

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Germany

Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Military service

Singapore

18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).

Germany

17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.