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Military power of Greece & Sweden

Greece vs Sweden

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Country:	Greece (GR)	Sweden (SE)
Capital:	Athens	Stockholm
Population:	10 846 979	9 851 017
Area:	131 990 km²	450 295 km²

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Military expenditures

	GR	SE
Military budget:	7 billion $	5,77 billion $
Percent of GDP:	2,3%	1,24%

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Manpower

	GR	SE
Active personnel:	143 000	30 000
Reserve personnel:	216 000	34 500
Available for military:	2 535 174	2 065 782

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Land Forces

	GR	SE
Tanks:	1 353	120
Armoured fighting vehicles:	3 400	2 719
Total artillery:	1 162	268
Self-propelled artillery:	547	48
Rocket artillery:	152	0

Tanks

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AFV

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Artillery

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Self-propelled

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Air Forces

	GR	SE
Total aircraft:	620	240
Fighter aircraft:	0	0
Multirole aircraf:	198	98
Attack aircraft:	0	0
Helicopters:	268	53

Total aircraft

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Fighter

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Multirole

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Attack

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Helicopters

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Navy

	GR	SE
Total naval:	99	213
Aircraftcarriers:	0	0
Destroyers:	0	0
Frigates:	13	0
Corvettes:	0	9
Submarines:	11	5

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Aircraft carriers

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Destroyers

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Frigates

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Corvettes

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Submarines

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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.

Sweden

18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Swedish citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); the Swedish Parliament has abolished compulsory military service, with exclusively voluntary recruitment as of July 2010; conscription remains an option in emergencies; after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47.