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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.

Spain is a country located in Southwestern Europe with an area of 505,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,952.7 km and costline 4,964 km). The capital of Spain is Madrid. The number of inhabitants is 47,450,795.

Spain joined NATO in 1982. The inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 245.11 billion $ 19.5 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 1.4%

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: 1,166,519 133,282
Reserve personnel: 1,801,532 15,150
Available for military: 92,594,951 11,759,557

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

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Tanks: 4,253 327
Armoured fighting vehicles: 29,418 2,361
Total artillery: 6,065 242
Self-propelled artillery: 1,872 102
Rocket artillery: 667 0

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: 5,420 570
Fighter aircraft: 453 68
Multirole aircraft: 874 84
Attack aircraft: 162 13
Helicopters: 2,454 152
UCAV (combat drone): 41 4

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 60
Aircraftcarriers: 7 1
Destroyers: 19 0
Frigates: 69 11
Corvettes: 23 0
Submarines: 48 2

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

Spain

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Data not available

Spain

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length.