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Qatar vs China and Russia

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Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km2 (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.

The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.

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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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6 billion $
494.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.6 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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66,550
3,035,000

Reserve personnel

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15,000
4,000,000

Available for military

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389,487
420,586,837

Land Forces

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Tanks

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138
18,017
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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922
38,302
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Total artillery

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62
25,360
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Self-propelled artillery

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46
9,163
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Rocket artillery

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16
7,471

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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205
9,048
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Fighter

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0
1,389
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Multirole

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46
1,512
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Attack

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6
809
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Helicopters

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87
3,020
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UCAV (combat drone)

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6
251

Navy

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Total naval

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92
1,395
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Aircraft carriers

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0
5
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Destroyers

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0
52
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Frigates

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0
65
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Corvettes

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3
153
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Submarines

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0
140

Nuclear weapons

Qatar

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and Russia

Data not available

Military service

Qatar

Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.

China and Russia

Data not available