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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.

The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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494.4 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
3.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,035,000
193,000

Reserve personnel

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4,000,000
553,000

Available for military

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420,586,837
11,700,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18,367
848
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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40,052
5,284
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Total artillery

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25,156
1,969
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Self-propelled artillery

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9,833
283
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Rocket artillery

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7,331
424

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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9,643
379
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Fighter

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1,177
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Multirole

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1,880
26
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Attack

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943
32
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Helicopters

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2,888
203
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UCAV (combat drone)

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260
14

Navy

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Total naval

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1,415
68
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Aircraft carriers

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7
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Destroyers

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64
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Frigates

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58
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Corvettes

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152
2
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Submarines

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138
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Nuclear weapons

China and Russia

Data not available

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

China and Russia

Data not available

Iraq

18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.