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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.

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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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 245.11 billion $ 11 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 0%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 1,166,519 438,500
Reserve personnel: 1,801,532 479,000
Available for military: 92,594,951 41,157,220

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 4,253 3,789
Armoured fighting vehicles: 29,418 8,699
Total artillery: 6,065 4,328
Self-propelled artillery: 1,872 889
Rocket artillery: 667 1,250

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 5,420 1,103
Fighter aircraft: 453 44
Multirole aircraft: 874 278
Attack aircraft: 162 121
Helicopters: 2,454 310
UCAV (combat drone): 41 32

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 1,306 193
Aircraftcarriers: 7 2
Destroyers: 19 0
Frigates: 69 14
Corvettes: 23 7
Submarines: 48 8

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

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Data not available

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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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.