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Japan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.

The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.

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Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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51 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.2 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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247,150
23,250

Reserve personnel

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56,100
40,000

Available for military

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27,301,443
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,004
52
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,072
553
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Total artillery

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623
44
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Self-propelled artillery

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214
35
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Rocket artillery

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99
9

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,444
104
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Fighter

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155
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Multirole

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79
25
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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698
38
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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140
41
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Aircraft carriers

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4
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Destroyers

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36
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Frigates

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2
4
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Corvettes

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6
6
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Submarines

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22
6

Nuclear weapons

Japan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Japan

18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.

Norway

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).