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Italy vs Iraq

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Italy is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 301,338 km2 (land boundries: 1,836.4 km and costline 7,600 km). The capital of Italy is Rome. The number of inhabitants is 60,317,116.

Italy is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Italian Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced, jointly-produced, and imported weapons systems, mostly from Europe and the United State. The Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in naval vessels and aircraft

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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32.7 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.5 %
3.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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165,500
193,000

Reserve personnel

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18,300
553,000

Available for military

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13,865,688
11,700,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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200
848
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,792
5,284
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Total artillery

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193
1,969
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Self-propelled artillery

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64
283
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Rocket artillery

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21
424

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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675
379
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Fighter

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93
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Multirole

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83
26
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Attack

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14
32
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Helicopters

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406
203
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UCAV (combat drone)

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5
14

Navy

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Total naval

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200
68
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Aircraft carriers

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2
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Destroyers

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3
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Frigates

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15
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Corvettes

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0
2
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Submarines

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8
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Nuclear weapons

Italy

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

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Italy

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.

Iraq

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