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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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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
1.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
169,000

Reserve personnel

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63,000
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Available for military

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2,605,137
11,550,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
3,507
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
4,639
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Total artillery

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27
3,343
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
502
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Rocket artillery

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8
691

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
470
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Fighter

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0
108
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Multirole

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48
29
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Attack

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0
90
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Helicopters

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34
171
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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
43
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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.

Syria

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

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.