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Denmark vs European Union EU

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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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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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5 billion $
300.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
1,298,969

Reserve personnel

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63,000
1,750,132

Available for military

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2,605,137
95,200,088

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
4,278
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
30,594
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Total artillery

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27
6,219
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
1,864
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Rocket artillery

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8
682

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
5,392
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Fighter

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0
416
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Multirole

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48
946
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Attack

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0
111
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Helicopters

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34
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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79
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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9
78
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Corvettes

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0
23
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Submarines

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0
48

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

Data not available

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

European Union EU

Data not available