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Iraq vs Qatar

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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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Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km2 (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.

The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 10 billion $ 6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 3.5% 3.6%

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 66,550
Reserve personnel: 553,000 15,000
Available for military: 11,700,000 389,487

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

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Tanks: 848 138
Armoured fighting vehicles: 5,284 922
Total artillery: 1,969 62
Self-propelled artillery: 283 46
Rocket artillery: 424 16

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: 379 205
Fighter aircraft: 0 0
Multirole aircraft: 26 46
Attack aircraft: 32 6
Helicopters: 203 87
UCAV (combat drone): 14 6

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 92
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 0
Corvettes: 2 3
Submarines: 0 0

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.

Qatar

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Iraq

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

Qatar

Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.