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Greece vs Netherlands

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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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Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 41,543 km2 (land boundries: 1,053 km and costline 451 km). The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. The number of inhabitants is 17,469,635.

The Netherlands is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories in 2015. They trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries. The inventory of the Netherlands Armed Forces consists of a mix of domestically-produced and modern European and United States equipment. The Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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9 billion $
16.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.7 %
1.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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107,600
41,199

Reserve personnel

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221,600
6,532

Available for military

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2,535,174
7,728,129

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,365
18
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,126
1,116
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Total artillery

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1,469
75
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Self-propelled artillery

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588
52
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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
183
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Fighter

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35
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Multirole

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202
61
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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427
82
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
4

Navy

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Total naval

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236
144
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
4
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Frigates

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13
2
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Corvettes

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0
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Submarines

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11
4

Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Netherlands

Netherlands participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

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.

Netherlands

17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.