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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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10 billion $
405.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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587,000
1,895,839

Reserve personnel

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200,000
1,834,232

Available for military

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23,619,215
133,633,500

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,842
6,676
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,555
43,277
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Total artillery

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4,873
9,306
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,030
2,918
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Rocket artillery

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1,755
1,046

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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973
7,812
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Fighter

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112
526
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Multirole

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75
1,179
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Attack

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23
142
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Helicopters

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519
3,017
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UCAV (combat drone)

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83
521

Navy

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Total naval

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272
1,530
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Aircraft carriers

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0
10
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Destroyers

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0
24
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Frigates

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6
111
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Corvettes

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3
31
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Submarines

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19
75

Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

NATO without USA

Data not available

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.

NATO without USA

Data not available