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Military power of Iraq & Austria

Iraq vs Austria

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Iraq Austria

Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km² (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.

The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.

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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km² (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.

Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.

The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

10 billion $

3.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

3.5 %

0.74 %

Manpower

Active personnel

193,000

23,000

Reserve personnel

553,000

125,600

Available for military

11,700,000

1,941,110

Land Forces

Tanks

827

56

Armoured fighting vehicles

4,249

492

Total artillery

1,326

30

Self-propelled artillery

244

30

Rocket artillery

472

0

Air Forces

Total aircraft

369

92

Fighter

0

15

Multirole

58

0

Attack

33

0

Helicopters

191

50

UCAV (combat drone)

12

0

Navy

Total naval

67

0

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

0

Corvettes

1

0

Submarines

0

Nuclear weapons

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Iraq

18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.

Austria

Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.