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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.

Iran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km2 (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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124 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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1,428,550
587,000

Reserve personnel

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1,617,000
200,000

Available for military

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68,012,996
23,619,215

Land Forces

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Tanks

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7,241
2,198
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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29,842
2,875
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Total artillery

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6,078
4,582
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Self-propelled artillery

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2,321
742
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Rocket artillery

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1,527
1,752

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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3,485
1,052
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Fighter

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90
127
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Multirole

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679
76
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Attack

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230
21
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Helicopters

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1,274
339
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UCAV (combat drone)

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356
328

Navy

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Total naval

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545
279
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Aircraft carriers

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2
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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24
7
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Corvettes

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32
3
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Submarines

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8
25

Nuclear weapons

Arab League

Data not available

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Arab League

Data not available

Iran

18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service.