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Iraq vs Jordan

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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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Jordan is a country located in Middle East with an area of 89,341 km2 (land boundries: 1,744 km and costline 26 km). The capital of Jordan is Amman. The number of inhabitants is 10,658,123.

Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. The JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, Russia, and the USA.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 10 billion $ 2.6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 3.5% 6.5%

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: 193,000 100,500
Reserve personnel: 553,000 65,000
Available for military: 11,700,000 3,285,575

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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 1,588
Armoured fighting vehicles: 5,284 3,653
Total artillery: 1,969 633
Self-propelled artillery: 283 461
Rocket artillery: 424 88

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: 379 255
Fighter aircraft: 0 0
Multirole aircraft: 26 44
Attack aircraft: 32 4
Helicopters: 203 140
UCAV (combat drone): 14 0

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 27
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 0
Corvettes: 2 0
Submarines: 0 0

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

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Jordan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Iraq

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

Jordan

17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF.