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European Union EU vs Nordic Defence Cooperation

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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.

The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 245.11 billion $ 18.2 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 70,650
Reserve personnel: 1,801,532 971,300
Available for military: 92,594,951 4,299,331

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

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Tanks: 4,253 412
Armoured fighting vehicles: 29,418 4,644
Total artillery: 6,065 1,133
Self-propelled artillery: 1,872 180
Rocket artillery: 667 71

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: 5,420 469
Fighter aircraft: 453 0
Multirole aircraft: 874 174
Attack aircraft: 162 0
Helicopters: 2,454 118
UCAV (combat drone): 41 0

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: 1,306 397
Aircraftcarriers: 7 0
Destroyers: 19 0
Frigates: 69 4
Corvettes: 23 15
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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Military service

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