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Australia is a country located in Oceania with an area of 7,692,024 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 25,760 km). The capital of Australia is Canberra. The number of inhabitants is 25,807,800.

Australia has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty. In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced an enhanced trilateral security partnership called “AUKUS” which would build on existing bilateral ties. The Australian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. USA is the largest supplier of arms. The Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms.

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Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km2 (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.

The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 34.4 billion $ 6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 2% 3.6%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 60,330 66,550
Reserve personnel: 29,740 15,000
Available for military: 5,316,464 389,487

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

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Tanks: 59 138
Armoured fighting vehicles: 1,796 922
Total artillery: 235 62
Self-propelled artillery: 0 46
Rocket artillery: 0 16

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: 433 205
Fighter aircraft: 0 0
Multirole aircraft: 133 46
Attack aircraft: 0 6
Helicopters: 130 87
UCAV (combat drone): 0 6

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 45 92
Aircraftcarriers: 2 0
Destroyers: 3 0
Frigates: 8 0
Corvettes: 0 3
Submarines: 6 0

Total naval

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

Australia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Qatar

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Australia

17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces.

Qatar

Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.