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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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Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 43,094 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. The number of inhabitants is 5,982,117.

Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. Military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment. The Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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10 billion $
5 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
21,000

Reserve personnel

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200,000
63,000

Available for military

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23,619,215
2,605,137

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,842
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,555
621
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Total artillery

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4,873
27
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,030
19
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Rocket artillery

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1,755
8

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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973
133
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Fighter

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112
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Multirole

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75
48
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Attack

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23
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Helicopters

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519
34
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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
79
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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6
9
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Corvettes

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3
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Submarines

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19
0

Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Denmark

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.

Denmark

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish military offers reserve contracts in all three branches