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Azerbaijan vs European Union EU

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Azerbaijan is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 86,600 km2 (land boundries: 2,468 km and costline 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)). The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. The number of inhabitants is 10,127,874.

The inventory of the Azerbaijan military is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of equipment from other countries, like Israel and Turkey.

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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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3.8 billion $
300.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5.5 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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126,400
1,298,969

Reserve personnel

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330,000
1,750,132

Available for military

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3,000,000
95,200,088

Land Forces

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Tanks

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940
4,278
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,363
30,594
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Total artillery

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909
6,219
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Self-propelled artillery

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267
1,864
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Rocket artillery

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323
682

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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176
5,392
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Fighter

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5
416
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Multirole

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15
946
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Attack

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11
111
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Helicopters

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97
2,330
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
61

Navy

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Total naval

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31
1,385
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
17
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Frigates

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1
78
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Corvettes

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0
23
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Submarines

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4
48

Nuclear weapons

Azerbaijan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

Data not available

Military service

Azerbaijan

18-35 years of age for cumpulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools.

European Union EU

Data not available