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Greece vs Canada

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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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Canada is a country located in Northern North America with an area of 9,984,670 km2 (land boundries: 8,891 km and costline 202,080 km). The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The number of inhabitants is 38,048,738.

Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the USA. The leading supplier is the United States. Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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9 billion $
27 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.7 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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107,600
68,000

Reserve personnel

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221,600
27,000

Available for military

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2,535,174
8,031,266

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,365
82
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,126
1,693
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Total artillery

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1,469
163
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Self-propelled artillery

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588
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Rocket artillery

+
152
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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855
417
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Fighter

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35
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Multirole

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202
98
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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427
165
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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
67
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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13
12
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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11
4

Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Canada

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.

Canada

17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years