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Military power of NATO without USA & European Union EU

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NATO without USA vs European Union EU

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An artificial alliance showing what NATO would look like without the United States of America which accounting for three quarters of North Atlantic Alliance defence spending. The supported countries included in this alliance: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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429.9 billion $
308 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

+
2,002,634
1,361,164

Reserve personnel

+
2,300,532
2,122,132

Available for military

+
140,224,493
97,120,162

Land Forces

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Tanks

+
6,889
4,352
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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49,695
34,164
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Total artillery

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9,740
6,242
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Self-propelled artillery

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3,194
2,091
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Rocket artillery

+
1,199
836

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

+
7,937
5,199
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Fighter

+
486
375
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Multirole

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1,392
955
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Attack

+
111
111
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Helicopters

+
2,970
2,219
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UCAV (combat drone)

+
520
67

Navy

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Total naval

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1,967
1,535
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Aircraft carriers

+
10
7
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Destroyers

+
23
17
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Frigates

+
120
78
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Corvettes

+
38
23
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Submarines

+
78
46

Nuclear weapons

NATO without USA

Data not available

European Union EU

Data not available

Military service

NATO without USA

Data not available

European Union EU

Data not available