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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.

Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 245.11 billion $ 1.8 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 5%

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: 1,166,519 169,000
Reserve personnel: 1,801,532 0
Available for military: 92,594,951 11,550,000

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

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Tanks: 4,253 3,507
Armoured fighting vehicles: 29,418 4,639
Total artillery: 6,065 3,343
Self-propelled artillery: 1,872 502
Rocket artillery: 667 691

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: 5,420 470
Fighter aircraft: 453 108
Multirole aircraft: 874 29
Attack aircraft: 162 90
Helicopters: 2,454 171
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 43
Aircraftcarriers: 7 0
Destroyers: 19 0
Frigates: 69 0
Corvettes: 23 0
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

Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Data not available

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.