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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.

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km2 (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.

Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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300.8 billion $
8.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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1,298,969
68,500

Reserve personnel

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1,750,132
53,000

Available for military

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95,200,088
5,601,234

Land Forces

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Tanks

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4,288
440
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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30,277
1,352
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Total artillery

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6,083
1,355
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,875
53
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Rocket artillery

+
682
207

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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5,483
165
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Fighter

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415
23
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Multirole

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931
14
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Attack

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142
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Helicopters

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2,370
69
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UCAV (combat drone)

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68
0

Navy

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Total naval

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1,385
55
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Aircraft carriers

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7
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Destroyers

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18
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Frigates

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78
3
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Corvettes

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23
7
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Submarines

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48
1

Nuclear weapons

European Union EU

Data not available

Romania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

European Union EU

Data not available

Romania

18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.