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Iraq vs Germany

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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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Germany is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 357,168 km2 (land boundries: 3,694 km and costline 2,389 km). The capital of Germany is Berlin. The number of inhabitants is 83,166,711.

Germany joined NATO in May 1955. The German Army has incorporated a joint Franco-German mechanized infantry brigade since 1989, a Dutch airmobile infantry brigade, and a Dutch mechanized infantry brigade. the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and from the United States. Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 10 billion $ 78 billion $
Percent of GDP: 3.5% 2%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 193,000 183,638
Reserve personnel: 553,000 34,600
Available for military: 11,700,000 18,529,299

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 848 295
Armoured fighting vehicles: 5,284 3,752
Total artillery: 1,969 409
Self-propelled artillery: 283 134
Rocket artillery: 424 33

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 379 682
Fighter aircraft: 0 143
Multirole aircraft: 26 89
Attack aircraft: 32 0
Helicopters: 203 291
UCAV (combat drone): 14 5

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 68 65
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 11
Corvettes: 2 5
Submarines: 0 6

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Germany

Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Military service

Iraq

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

Germany

17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.