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Iraq vs European Union EU

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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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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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10 billion $
295.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.5 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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193,000
1,277,969

Reserve personnel

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553,000
1,687,132

Available for military

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11,700,000
92,594,951

Land Forces

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Tanks

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848
4,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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5,284
29,656
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Total artillery

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1,969
6,056
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Self-propelled artillery

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283
1,856
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Rocket artillery

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424
674

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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379
5,350
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Fighter

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0
415
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Multirole

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26
883
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Attack

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32
142
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Helicopters

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203
2,336
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UCAV (combat drone)

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14
68

Navy

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Total naval

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68
1,306
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
18
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Frigates

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0
69
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Corvettes

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2
23
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Submarines

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0
48

Nuclear weapons

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

Data not available

Military service

Iraq

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

European Union EU

Data not available