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Philippines vs Norway

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Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.

The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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143,100
23,250

Reserve personnel

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70,000
40,000

Available for military

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25,614,135
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18
52
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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567
553
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Total artillery

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325
44
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
35
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Rocket artillery

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0
9

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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229
104
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Fighter

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12
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Multirole

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0
25
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Attack

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13
0
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Helicopters

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111
38
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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196
41
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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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2
4
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Corvettes

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3
6
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Submarines

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0
6

Nuclear weapons

Philippines

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Philippines

17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).

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).