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Iran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km2 (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.

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Canada is a country located in Northern North America with an area of 9,984,670 km2 (land boundries: 8,891 km and costline 202,080 km). The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The number of inhabitants is 38,048,738.

Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the USA. The leading supplier is the United States. Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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10 billion $
27 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.1 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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587,000
68,000

Reserve personnel

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200,000
27,000

Available for military

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23,619,215
8,031,266

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,842
74
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,555
1,678
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Total artillery

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4,873
159
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,030
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Rocket artillery

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1,755
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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973
446
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Fighter

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112
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Multirole

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75
121
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Attack

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23
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Helicopters

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519
150
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UCAV (combat drone)

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83
0

Navy

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Total naval

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272
70
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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6
12
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Corvettes

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3
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Submarines

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19
4

Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Canada

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

Canada

17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years