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Denmark vs Norway

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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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Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
23,250

Reserve personnel

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63,000
40,000

Available for military

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2,605,137
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
52
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
553
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Total artillery

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27
44
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
35
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Rocket artillery

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8
9

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
104
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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48
25
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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34
38
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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
41
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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
4
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Corvettes

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0
6
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Submarines

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0
6

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

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

Norway

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).