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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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Germany is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 357,168 km2 (land boundries: 3,694 km and costline 2,389 km). The capital of Germany is Berlin. The number of inhabitants is 83,166,711.

Germany joined NATO in May 1955. The German Army has incorporated a joint Franco-German mechanized infantry brigade since 1989, a Dutch airmobile infantry brigade, and a Dutch mechanized infantry brigade. the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and from the United States. Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
78 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
183,638

Reserve personnel

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63,000
34,600

Available for military

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2,605,137
18,529,299

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
295
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
3,752
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Total artillery

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27
409
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
134
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Rocket artillery

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8
33

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
682
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Fighter

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0
143
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Multirole

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48
89
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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34
291
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
5

Navy

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Total naval

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79
65
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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
11
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Corvettes

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0
5
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Submarines

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0
6

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Germany

Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

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

Germany

17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.