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European Union EU vs Iraq

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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.

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

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Military budget: 295.8 billion $ 10 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 3.5%

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: 1,277,969 193,000
Reserve personnel: 1,687,132 553,000
Available for military: 92,594,951 11,700,000

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

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Tanks: 4,244 848
Armoured fighting vehicles: 29,656 5,284
Total artillery: 6,056 1,969
Self-propelled artillery: 1,856 283
Rocket artillery: 674 424

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: 5,350 379
Fighter aircraft: 415 0
Multirole aircraft: 883 26
Attack aircraft: 142 32
Helicopters: 2,336 203
UCAV (combat drone): 68 14

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 68
Aircraftcarriers: 7 0
Destroyers: 18 0
Frigates: 69 0
Corvettes: 23 2
Submarines: 48 0

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

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Data not available

Iraq

18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.