Military power of Greece & Japan
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Country: | Greece (GR) | Japan (JP) |
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Capital: | Athens | Tokyo |
Population: | 10,718,565 | 125,360,000 |
Area: | 131,990 km2 | 377,944 km2 |
More: | Greece military forces description | Japan military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 5.3 billion $ | 50.3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.6% | 1% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 107,600 | 247,150 |
Reserve personnel: | 221,600 | 56,100 |
Available for military: | 2,535,174 | 27,301,443 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 1,353 | 1,004 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,400 | 3,072 | |
Total artillery: | 1,162 | 623 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 547 | 214 | |
Rocket artillery: | 152 | 99 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 620 | 1,444 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 155 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 198 | 79 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 268 | 698 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 99 | 140 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 4 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 36 | |
Frigates: | 13 | 2 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 6 | |
Submarines: | 11 | 22 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Japan
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.
Japan
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.