Military power of Egypt & Switzerland
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Country: | Egypt (EG) | Switzerland (CH) |
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Capital: | Cairo | Bern |
Population: | 101,576,517 | 8,570,146 |
Area: | 1,010,407 km2 | 41,285 km2 |
More: | Egypt military forces description | Switzerland military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 11 billion $ | 5.3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.5% | 0.7% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 438,500 | 140,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 479,000 | 80,000 |
Available for military: | 41,157,220 | 1,852,580 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 3,044 | 224 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 11,454 | 1,500 | |
Total artillery: | 4,000 | 224 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 889 | 224 | |
Rocket artillery: | 1,322 | 0 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 1,373 | 193 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 113 | 40 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 252 | 26 | |
Attack aircraft: | 121 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 306 | 45 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 128 | 0 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 9 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 4 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 8 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Egypt
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Switzerland
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.
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.