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Finland vs United Arab Emirates

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Finland is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 338,424 km2 (land boundries: 2,563 km and costline 1,250 km). The capital of Finland is Helsinki. The number of inhabitants is 5,536,146.

Finland was not a member of NATO, but Finland and NATO actively cooperated in peace-support operations, exercised together, and exchanged analysis and information. Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). On 5 July 2022, NATO signed the accession protocol for Finland to join the alliance. The inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems.

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United Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km2 (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.

the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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6.7 billion $
24.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
5.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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24,000
150,000

Reserve personnel

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870,000
180,000

Available for military

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1,155,368
3,240,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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239
354
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,020
8,980
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Total artillery

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821
398
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Self-propelled artillery

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97
183
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Rocket artillery

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62
139

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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158
510
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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55
137
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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27
215
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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170
79
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
0
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Corvettes

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2
9
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Finland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Finland

18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60

United Arab Emirates

18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.