Military power of Greece & Iran
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Country: | Greece (GR) | Iran (IR) |
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Capital: | Athens | Tehran |
Population: | 10,718,565 | 83,183,741 |
Area: | 131,990 km2 | 1,648,195 km2 |
More: | Greece military forces description | Iran military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 5.3 billion $ | 17.4 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.6% | 3.8% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 107,600 | 610,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 221,600 | 350,000 |
Available for military: | 2,535,174 | 23,619,215 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 1,353 | 2,842 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,400 | 3,555 | |
Total artillery: | 1,162 | 4,873 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 547 | 1,030 | |
Rocket artillery: | 152 | 1,755 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 620 | 973 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 112 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 198 | 75 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 23 | |
Helicopters: | 268 | 519 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 83 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 99 | 272 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 13 | 6 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 3 | |
Submarines: | 11 | 19 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Iran
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.
Iran
18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service.