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Military power of Greece & Azerbaijan

Greece vs Azerbaijan

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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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Azerbaijan is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 86,600 km² (land boundries: 2,468 km and costline 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)). The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. The number of inhabitants is 10,127,874.

The inventory of the Azerbaijan military is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of equipment from other countries, like Israel and Turkey.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

9 billion $

3.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

3.7 %

5.5 %

Manpower

Active personnel

107,600

126,400

Reserve personnel

221,600

330,000

Available for military

2,535,174

3,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

1,365

940

Armoured fighting vehicles

4,126

2,363

Total artillery

1,469

909

Self-propelled artillery

588

267

Rocket artillery

152

323

Air Forces

Total aircraft

855

176

Fighter

35

5

Multirole

202

15

Attack

0

11

Helicopters

427

97

UCAV (combat drone)

3

0

Navy

Total naval

236

31

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

13

1

Corvettes

0

Submarines

11

4

Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Azerbaijan

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.

Azerbaijan

18-35 years of age for cumpulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools.