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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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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: 6 billion $ 9.7 billion $
Percent of GDP: 3.6% 3.5%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 66,550 530,000
Reserve personnel: 15,000 553,000
Available for military: 389,487 11,700,000

Active

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 138 848
Armoured fighting vehicles: 922 5,284
Total artillery: 62 1,969
Self-propelled artillery: 46 283
Rocket artillery: 16 424

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 205 379
Fighter aircraft: 0 0
Multirole aircraft: 46 26
Attack aircraft: 6 32
Helicopters: 87 203
UCAV (combat drone): 6 14

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 92 68
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 0
Corvettes: 3 2
Submarines: 0 0

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Qatar

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Qatar

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

Iraq

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