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Peninsula Shield Force vs Iraq

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Peninsula Shield Force Iraq

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.

Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.

The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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105.4 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
3.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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696,550
193,000

Reserve personnel

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520,000
553,000

Available for military

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11,870,201
11,700,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,767
848
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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16,249
5,284
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Total artillery

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3,040
1,969
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Self-propelled artillery

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739
283
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Rocket artillery

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407
424

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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2,122
379
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Fighter

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141
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Multirole

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255
26
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Attack

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157
32
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Helicopters

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793
203
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UCAV (combat drone)

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6
14

Navy

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Total naval

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205
68
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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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11
0
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Corvettes

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21
2
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

Iraq

18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.