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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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The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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10 billion $
31 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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587,000
91,850

Reserve personnel

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200,000
1,004,300

Available for military

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23,619,215
6,904,468

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,842
456
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,555
5,265
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Total artillery

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4,873
1,160
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,030
199
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Rocket artillery

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1,755
79

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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973
602
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Fighter

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112
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Multirole

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75
222
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Attack

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23
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Helicopters

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519
152
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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
476
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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
13
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Corvettes

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3
15
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Submarines

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19
11

Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Nordic Defence Cooperation

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.

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available