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Arab League vs United Arab Emirates

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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.

United Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km2 (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.

the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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124 billion $
24.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
5.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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1,428,550
150,000

Reserve personnel

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1,617,000
180,000

Available for military

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68,012,996
3,240,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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7,992
354
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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33,885
8,980
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Total artillery

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9,970
398
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Self-propelled artillery

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2,372
183
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Rocket artillery

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2,169
139

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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3,859
510
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Fighter

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185
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Multirole

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603
137
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Attack

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314
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Helicopters

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1,446
215
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UCAV (combat drone)

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52
0

Navy

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Total naval

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493
79
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Aircraft carriers

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2
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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25
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Corvettes

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30
9
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Submarines

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8
0

Nuclear weapons

Arab League

Data not available

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Arab League

Data not available

United Arab Emirates

18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.