Military power of European Union EU & Iraq
European Union EU vs Iraq
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.
Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.
The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.
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Military expenditures
EU | IQ | |
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Military budget: | 295.8 billion $ | 10 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 3.5% |
Manpower
EU | IQ | |
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Active personnel: | 1,277,969 | 193,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,687,132 | 553,000 |
Available for military: | 92,594,951 | 11,700,000 |
Land Forces
EU | IQ | ||
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Tanks: | 4,244 | 848 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 29,656 | 5,284 | |
Total artillery: | 6,056 | 1,969 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1,856 | 283 | |
Rocket artillery: | 674 | 424 |
Air Forces
EU | IQ | ||
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Total aircraft: | 5,350 | 379 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 415 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 883 | 26 | |
Attack aircraft: | 142 | 32 | |
Helicopters: | 2,336 | 203 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 68 | 14 |
Navy
EU | IQ | ||
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Total naval: | 1,306 | 68 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 7 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 18 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 69 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 23 | 2 | |
Submarines: | 48 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
European Union EU
Data not available
Iraq
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
European Union EU
Data not available
Iraq
18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.