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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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Jordan is a country located in Middle East with an area of 89,341 km2 (land boundries: 1,744 km and costline 26 km). The capital of Jordan is Amman. The number of inhabitants is 10,658,123.

Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. The JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, Russia, and the USA.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
2.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
6.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
100,500

Reserve personnel

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63,000
65,000

Available for military

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2,605,137
3,285,575

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
1,588
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
3,653
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Total artillery

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27
633
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
461
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Rocket artillery

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8
88

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
255
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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48
44
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Attack

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0
4
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Helicopters

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34
140
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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
27
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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
0
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Jordan

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

Jordan

17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF.