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Nordic Defence Cooperation vs European Union EU

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The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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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31 billion $
308 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

+
91,850
1,361,164

Reserve personnel

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1,004,300
2,122,132

Available for military

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6,904,468
97,120,162

Land Forces

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Tanks

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398
4,352
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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6,157
34,164
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Total artillery

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1,169
6,242
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Self-propelled artillery

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198
2,091
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Rocket artillery

+
84
836

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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576
5,199
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Fighter

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0
375
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Multirole

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255
955
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Attack

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0
111
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Helicopters

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147
2,219
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
67

Navy

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Total naval

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619
1,535
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
17
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Frigates

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13
78
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Corvettes

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15
23
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Submarines

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11
46

Nuclear weapons

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

European Union EU

Data not available

Military service

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

European Union EU

Data not available