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European Union EU vs Qatar

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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.

Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km2 (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.

The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 295.8 billion $ 6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 3.6%

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 66,550
Reserve personnel: 1,687,132 15,000
Available for military: 92,594,951 389,487

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

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Tanks: 4,244 138
Armoured fighting vehicles: 29,656 922
Total artillery: 6,056 62
Self-propelled artillery: 1,856 46
Rocket artillery: 674 16

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: 5,350 205
Fighter aircraft: 415 0
Multirole aircraft: 883 46
Attack aircraft: 142 6
Helicopters: 2,336 87
UCAV (combat drone): 68 6

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 92
Aircraftcarriers: 7 0
Destroyers: 18 0
Frigates: 69 0
Corvettes: 23 3
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

Qatar

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Data not available

Qatar

Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.