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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km² (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.

Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.

The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries.

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The Axis of Resistance is informal military alliance between Iran, Palestine, Syria and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. They are unified by their goal of opposing NATO, Israeli and Saudi Arabian activities in the region.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

3.2 billion $

11.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

0.74 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

23,000

756,000

Reserve personnel

125,600

200,000

Available for military

1,941,110

35,169,215

Land Forces

Tanks

56

6,349

Armoured fighting vehicles

215

8,194

Total artillery

30

8,216

Self-propelled artillery

30

1,532

Rocket artillery

0

2,446

Air Forces

Total aircraft

129

1,443

Fighter

15

220

Multirole

0

104

Attack

0

113

Helicopters

87

690

UCAV (combat drone)

0

83

Navy

Total naval

0

315

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

0

6

Corvettes

0

3

Submarines

0

19

Nuclear weapons

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Axis of Resistance

Data not available

Military service

Austria

Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.

Axis of Resistance

Data not available