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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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Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 41,543 km2 (land boundries: 1,053 km and costline 451 km). The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. The number of inhabitants is 17,469,635.

The Netherlands is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories in 2015. They trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries. The inventory of the Netherlands Armed Forces consists of a mix of domestically-produced and modern European and United States equipment. The Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
16.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
1.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
41,199

Reserve personnel

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63,000
6,532

Available for military

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2,605,137
7,728,129

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
18
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
1,116
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Total artillery

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27
75
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
52
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Rocket artillery

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8
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
183
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Fighter

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0
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Multirole

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48
61
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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34
82
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
4

Navy

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Total naval

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79
144
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
4
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Frigates

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9
2
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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0
4

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Netherlands

Netherlands 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

Netherlands

17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.