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Greece vs Australia

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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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Australia is a country located in Oceania with an area of 7,692,024 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 25,760 km). The capital of Australia is Canberra. The number of inhabitants is 25,807,800.

Australia has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty. In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced an enhanced trilateral security partnership called “AUKUS” which would build on existing bilateral ties. The Australian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. USA is the largest supplier of arms. The Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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9 billion $
34.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.7 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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107,600
60,330

Reserve personnel

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221,600
29,740

Available for military

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2,535,174
5,316,464

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,365
73
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,126
1,582
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Total artillery

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1,469
229
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Self-propelled artillery

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588
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Rocket artillery

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152
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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855
361
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Fighter

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35
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Multirole

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202
96
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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427
95
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
0

Navy

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Total naval

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236
45
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Aircraft carriers

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0
2
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Destroyers

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0
3
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Frigates

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13
7
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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11
6

Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Australia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.

Australia

17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces.