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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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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
3.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
107,600

Reserve personnel

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63,000
221,600

Available for military

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2,605,137
2,535,174

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
1,365
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
4,126
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Total artillery

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27
1,469
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
588
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Rocket artillery

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8
152

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
855
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Fighter

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0
35
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Multirole

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48
202
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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34
427
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
3

Navy

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Total naval

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79
236
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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
13
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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0
11

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Greece

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

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.