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Norway vs Peninsula Shield Force

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Norway Peninsula Shield Force

Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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7.3 billion $
105.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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23,250
696,550

Reserve personnel

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40,000
520,000

Available for military

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1,078,181
11,870,201

Land Forces

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Tanks

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52
1,767
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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553
16,249
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Total artillery

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44
3,040
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Self-propelled artillery

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35
739
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Rocket artillery

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9
407

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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104
2,122
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Fighter

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0
141
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Multirole

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25
255
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Attack

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0
157
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Helicopters

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38
793
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
6

Navy

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Total naval

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41
205
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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4
11
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Corvettes

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6
21
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Submarines

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6
0

Nuclear weapons

Norway

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Peninsula Shield Force

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Military service

Norway

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available