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Denmark vs Switzerland

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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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Switzerland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 41,285 km2 (land boundries: 1,770 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Switzerland is Bern. The number of inhabitants is 8,570,146.

Switzerland has long maintained a policy of military neutrality, but does periodically participate in EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Swiss law excludes participation in combat operations for peace enforcement, and Swiss units will only participate in operations under the mandate of the UN or OSCE. The Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military armaments.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
6.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
0.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
140,000

Reserve personnel

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63,000
80,000

Available for military

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2,605,137
1,852,580

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
224
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
1,808
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Total artillery

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27
176
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
176
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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
178
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Fighter

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0
27
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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
57
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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
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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.

Switzerland

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

Switzerland

19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.