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Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km2 (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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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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75 billion $
494.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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7 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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480,000
3,035,000

Reserve personnel

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325,000
4,000,000

Available for military

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8,240,714
420,586,837

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,275
18,367
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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6,347
40,052
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Total artillery

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2,580
25,156
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Self-propelled artillery

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510
9,833
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Rocket artillery

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252
7,331

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,407
9,643
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Fighter

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141
1,177
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Multirole

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72
1,880
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Attack

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151
943
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Helicopters

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491
2,888
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
260

Navy

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Total naval

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34
1,415
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
64
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Frigates

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11
58
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Corvettes

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9
152
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Submarines

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0
138

Nuclear weapons

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and Russia

Data not available

Military service

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.

China and Russia

Data not available