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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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Japan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.

The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
51 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
1.2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
247,150

Reserve personnel

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63,000
56,100

Available for military

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2,605,137
27,301,443

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
477
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
3,149
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Total artillery

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27
593
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
184
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Rocket artillery

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8
99

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
1,233
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Fighter

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0
155
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Multirole

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48
100
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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34
476
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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
155
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Aircraft carriers

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0
4
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Destroyers

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0
36
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Frigates

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9
6
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Corvettes

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0
6
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Submarines

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0
23

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Japan

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

Japan

18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.