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Military power of Canada & Austria
Canada vs Austria
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Canada is a country located in Northern North America with an area of 9,984,670 km2 (land boundries: 8,891 km and costline 202,080 km). The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The number of inhabitants is 38,048,738.
Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the USA. The leading supplier is the United States. Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels.
More about Canada militaryAustria 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. More about Austria militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 CA |  AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 27 billion $ | 3.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.4% | 0.74% |
Manpower
| CA | AT | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 68,000 | 23,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 27,000 | 125,600 |
| Available for military: | 8,031,266 | 1,941,110 |
Land Forces
| CA | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 82 | 56 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,693 | 215 | |
| Total artillery: | 163 | 30 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 30 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 0 |
Air Forces
| CA | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 417 | 129 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 15 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 98 | 0 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 165 | 87 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| CA | AT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 67 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 12 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Canada
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Canada
17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years
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.
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