Military power of Netherlands & Arab League
Netherlands vs Arab League
Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 41,543 km2 (land boundries: 1,053 km and costline 451 km). The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. The number of inhabitants is 17,469,635.
The Netherlands is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories in 2015. They trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries. The inventory of the Netherlands Armed Forces consists of a mix of domestically-produced and modern European and United States equipment. The Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems
More about Netherlands militaryThe Arab League (League of Arab States) is a regional organization in the Arab world. the League has 22 members, but Syria's participation has been suspended since November 2011. Current members: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The Joint Defence Council of the Arab League is one of the Institutions of the Arab League. The Arab League as an organisation has no military Force but they establish a peacekeeping force.
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Military expenditures
NL | ARL | |
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Military budget: | 16.6 billion $ | 124 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.6% | 0% |
Manpower
NL | ARL | |
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Active personnel: | 41,199 | 1,428,550 |
Reserve personnel: | 6,532 | 1,617,000 |
Available for military: | 7,728,129 | 68,012,996 |
Land Forces
NL | ARL | ||
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Tanks: | 18 | 7,992 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,116 | 33,885 | |
Total artillery: | 75 | 9,970 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 52 | 2,372 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 2,169 |
Air Forces
NL | ARL | ||
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Total aircraft: | 183 | 3,859 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 185 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 61 | 603 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 314 | |
Helicopters: | 82 | 1,446 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 4 | 52 |
Navy
NL | ARL | ||
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Total naval: | 144 | 493 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 2 | |
Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 25 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 30 | |
Submarines: | 4 | 8 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Netherlands
Netherlands participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Arab League
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Military service
Netherlands
17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.
Arab League
Data not available