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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

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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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16.6 billion $
494.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.6 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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41,199
3,035,000

Reserve personnel

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6,532
4,000,000

Available for military

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7,728,129
420,586,837

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18
18,017
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,116
38,302
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Total artillery

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75
25,360
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Self-propelled artillery

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52
9,163
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Rocket artillery

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0
7,471

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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183
9,048
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Fighter

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0
1,389
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Multirole

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61
1,512
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Attack

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0
809
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Helicopters

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82
3,020
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UCAV (combat drone)

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4
251

Navy

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Total naval

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144
1,395
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Aircraft carriers

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0
5
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Destroyers

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4
52
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Frigates

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2
65
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Corvettes

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0
153
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Submarines

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4
140

Nuclear weapons

Netherlands

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

China and Russia

Data not available

Military service

Netherlands

17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.

China and Russia

Data not available