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Arab League vs European Union EU

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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.

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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124 billion $
295.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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1,428,550
1,277,969

Reserve personnel

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1,617,000
1,687,132

Available for military

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68,012,996
92,594,951

Land Forces

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Tanks

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7,992
4,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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33,885
29,656
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Total artillery

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9,970
6,056
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Self-propelled artillery

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2,372
1,856
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Rocket artillery

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2,169
674

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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3,859
5,350
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Fighter

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185
415
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Multirole

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603
883
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Attack

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314
142
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Helicopters

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1,446
2,336
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UCAV (combat drone)

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52
68

Navy

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Total naval

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493
1,306
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Aircraft carriers

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2
7
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Destroyers

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0
18
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Frigates

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25
69
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Corvettes

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30
23
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Submarines

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8
48

Nuclear weapons

Arab League

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European Union EU

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Military service

Arab League

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European Union EU

Data not available