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Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 43,094 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. The number of inhabitants is 5,982,117.

Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. Military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment. The Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically.

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
27 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
68,000

Reserve personnel

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63,000
27,000

Available for military

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2,605,137
8,031,266

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
74
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
1,678
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Total artillery

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27
159
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
0
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Rocket artillery

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8
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
446
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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48
121
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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34
150
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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79
70
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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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9
12
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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0
4

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Canada

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Denmark

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish military offers reserve contracts in all three branches

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