Military power of Arab League & Canada
Arab League vs Canada
The Arab League (League of Arab States) is a regional organization in the Arab world. the League has 22 members, but Syria's participation has been suspended since November 2011. Current members: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The Joint Defence Council of the Arab League is one of the Institutions of the Arab League. The Arab League as an organisation has no military Force but they establish a peacekeeping force.
Canada is a country located in Northern North America with an area of 9,984,670 km2 (land boundries: 8,891 km and costline 202,080 km). The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The number of inhabitants is 38,048,738.
Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the USA. The leading supplier is the United States. Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels.
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Military expenditures
ARL | CA | |
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Military budget: | 124 billion $ | 27 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 1.4% |
Manpower
ARL | CA | |
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Active personnel: | 1,428,550 | 68,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,617,000 | 27,000 |
Available for military: | 68,012,996 | 8,031,266 |
Land Forces
ARL | CA | ||
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Tanks: | 7,992 | 82 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 33,885 | 1,693 | |
Total artillery: | 9,970 | 163 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 2,372 | 0 | |
Rocket artillery: | 2,169 | 0 |
Air Forces
ARL | CA | ||
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Total aircraft: | 3,859 | 417 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 185 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 603 | 98 | |
Attack aircraft: | 314 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 1,446 | 165 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 52 | 0 |
Navy
ARL | CA | ||
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Total naval: | 493 | 67 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 25 | 12 | |
Corvettes: | 30 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 8 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Arab League
Data not available
Canada
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Arab League
Data not available
Canada
17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years