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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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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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5 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
3.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
193,000

Reserve personnel

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63,000
553,000

Available for military

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2,605,137
11,700,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
848
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
5,284
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Total artillery

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27
1,969
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
283
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Rocket artillery

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8
424

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
379
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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48
26
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Attack

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0
32
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Helicopters

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34
203
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
14

Navy

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Total naval

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79
68
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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
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Corvettes

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0
2
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iraq

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

Iraq

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