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Denmark vs Spain

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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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Spain is a country located in Southwestern Europe with an area of 505,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,952.7 km and costline 4,964 km). The capital of Spain is Madrid. The number of inhabitants is 47,450,795.

Spain joined NATO in 1982. The inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
23.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
1.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
133,282

Reserve personnel

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63,000
15,150

Available for military

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2,605,137
11,759,557

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
317
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
1,644
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Total artillery

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27
382
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
95
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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
516
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Fighter

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0
68
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Multirole

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48
82
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Attack

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0
13
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Helicopters

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34
129
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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
60
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Aircraft carriers

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0
1
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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9
11
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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0
2

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Spain

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

Spain

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length.