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Egypt vs Norway

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Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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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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6 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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438,500
23,250

Reserve personnel

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479,000
40,000

Available for military

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41,157,220
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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3,789
52
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,699
553
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Total artillery

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4,328
44
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Self-propelled artillery

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889
35
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Rocket artillery

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1,250
9

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,103
104
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Fighter

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44
0
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Multirole

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278
25
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Attack

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121
0
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Helicopters

+
310
38
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UCAV (combat drone)

+
32
0

Navy

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Total naval

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193
41
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Aircraft carriers

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2
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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14
4
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Corvettes

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7
6
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Submarines

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8
6

Nuclear weapons

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.

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).