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Hungary vs European Union EU

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Hungary is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 93,030 km2 (land boundries: 2,106 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Hungary is Budapest. The number of inhabitants is 9,730,000.

Hungary joined NATO in 1999. The inventory of the Hungarian Defense Forces consists largely of Soviet-era weapons, with a mix of more modern European and United State equipment.

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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5.2 billion $
300.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.14 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,650
1,298,969

Reserve personnel

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20,000
1,750,132

Available for military

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2,349,948
95,200,088

Land Forces

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Tanks

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211
4,352
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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715
32,267
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Total artillery

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323
6,072
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Self-propelled artillery

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24
1,981
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Rocket artillery

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0
830

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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73
5,185
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Fighter

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0
375
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Multirole

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14
955
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Attack

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0
111
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Helicopters

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42
2,211
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
67

Navy

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Total naval

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11
1,496
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
17
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Frigates

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0
78
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Corvettes

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0
23
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Submarines

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0
46

Nuclear weapons

Hungary

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

Data not available

Military service

Hungary

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 6-month service obligation.

European Union EU

Data not available