Military power of Iraq & Jordan
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Country: | Iraq (IQ) | Jordan (JO) |
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Capital: | Baghdad | Amman |
Population: | 38,433,600 | 10,658,123 |
Area: | 437,072 km2 | 89,341 km2 |
More: | Iraq military forces description | Jordan military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 7.6 billion $ | 2.5 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 3.5% | 7% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 650,000 | 100,500 |
Reserve personnel: | 553,000 | 65,000 |
Available for military: | 11,700,000 | 3,285,575 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 309 | 1,321 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,631 | 3,149 | |
Total artillery: | 194 | 621 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 44 | 461 | |
Rocket artillery: | 30 | 88 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 285 | 260 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 34 | 46 | |
Attack aircraft: | 55 | 8 | |
Helicopters: | 156 | 126 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 59 | 27 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 2 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ 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.