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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.

Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 295.8 billion $ 9 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 3.7%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 1,277,969 107,600
Reserve personnel: 1,687,132 221,600
Available for military: 92,594,951 2,535,174

Active

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

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Tanks: 4,244 1,365
Armoured fighting vehicles: 29,656 4,126
Total artillery: 6,056 1,469
Self-propelled artillery: 1,856 588
Rocket artillery: 674 152

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: 5,350 855
Fighter aircraft: 415 35
Multirole aircraft: 883 202
Attack aircraft: 142 0
Helicopters: 2,336 427
UCAV (combat drone): 68 3

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 1,306 236
Aircraftcarriers: 7 0
Destroyers: 18 0
Frigates: 69 13
Corvettes: 23 0
Submarines: 48 11

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

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Data not available

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.