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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.

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Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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27 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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68,000
23,250

Reserve personnel

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27,000
40,000

Available for military

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8,031,266
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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82
52
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,693
553
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Total artillery

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163
44
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
35
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Rocket artillery

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0
9

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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417
104
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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98
25
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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165
38
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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67
41
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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12
4
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Corvettes

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0
6
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Submarines

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4
6

Nuclear weapons

Canada

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

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

Norway

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).