Military power of European Union EU & Arab League
European Union EU vs Arab League
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.
The Arab League (League of Arab States) is a regional organization in the Arab world. the League has 22 members, but Syria's participation has been suspended since November 2011. Current members: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The Joint Defence Council of the Arab League is one of the Institutions of the Arab League. The Arab League as an organisation has no military Force but they establish a peacekeeping force.
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Military expenditures
EU | ARL | |
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Military budget: | 295.8 billion $ | 124 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 0% |
Manpower
EU | ARL | |
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Active personnel: | 1,277,969 | 1,428,550 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,687,132 | 1,617,000 |
Available for military: | 92,594,951 | 68,012,996 |
Land Forces
EU | ARL | ||
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Tanks: | 4,244 | 7,992 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 29,656 | 33,885 | |
Total artillery: | 6,056 | 9,970 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1,856 | 2,372 | |
Rocket artillery: | 674 | 2,169 |
Air Forces
EU | ARL | ||
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Total aircraft: | 5,350 | 3,859 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 415 | 185 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 883 | 603 | |
Attack aircraft: | 142 | 314 | |
Helicopters: | 2,336 | 1,446 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 68 | 52 |
Navy
EU | ARL | ||
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Total naval: | 1,306 | 493 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 7 | 2 | |
Destroyers: | 18 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 69 | 25 | |
Corvettes: | 23 | 30 | |
Submarines: | 48 | 8 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
European Union EU
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Arab League
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Military service
European Union EU
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Arab League
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