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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Alliance) is an intergovernmental military alliance which was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949. NATO is a system of collective security: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by others countries. NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels. The following twelve states signed the treaty and became the founding members: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and United States. The following states joined the treaty after 1949: Greece, Germany, Turkey and Spain. Members who joined after the dissolution of the Soviet Union: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.

Before and during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, several NATO countries sent army to reinforce the alliance's eastern flank. Alliance had deployed 40,000 troops along its 2,500 kilometres long Eastern flank to deter possible Russian aggression. On 5 July the North Atlantic Alliance members signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland and formally approved the decisions of the NATO summit.

Finland joined the alliance on 4 April 2023.

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

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1321.7 billion $
2.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
6.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,254,339
100,500

Reserve personnel

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2,633,732
65,000

Available for military

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206,903,543
3,285,575

Land Forces

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Tanks

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12,328
1,588
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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81,916
3,653
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Total artillery

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12,467
633
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Self-propelled artillery

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4,439
461
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Rocket artillery

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1,751
88

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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20,987
255
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Fighter

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903
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Multirole

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3,663
44
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Attack

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673
4
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Helicopters

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7,945
140
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UCAV (combat drone)

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965
0

Navy

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Total naval

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1,990
27
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Aircraft carriers

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30
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Destroyers

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121
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Frigates

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111
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Corvettes

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54
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Submarines

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144
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Nuclear weapons

NATO

Data not available

Jordan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

NATO

Data not available

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.