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Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km2 (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.

Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.

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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

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8.7 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
3.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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68,500
193,000

Reserve personnel

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53,000
553,000

Available for military

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5,601,234
11,700,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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440
848
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,352
5,284
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Total artillery

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1,355
1,969
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Self-propelled artillery

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53
283
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Rocket artillery

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207
424

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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165
379
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Fighter

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23
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Multirole

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14
26
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Attack

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0
32
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Helicopters

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69
203
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
14

Navy

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Total naval

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55
68
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
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Frigates

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3
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Corvettes

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7
2
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Submarines

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1
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Nuclear weapons

Romania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Romania

18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.

Iraq

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