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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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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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75 billion $
300.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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7 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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480,000
1,298,969

Reserve personnel

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325,000
1,750,132

Available for military

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8,240,714
95,200,088

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,275
4,278
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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6,347
30,594
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Total artillery

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2,580
6,219
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Self-propelled artillery

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510
1,864
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Rocket artillery

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252
682

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,407
5,392
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Fighter

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141
416
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Multirole

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72
946
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Attack

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151
111
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Helicopters

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491
2,330
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
61

Navy

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Total naval

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34
1,385
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
17
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Frigates

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11
78
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Corvettes

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9
23
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Submarines

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0
48

Nuclear weapons

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

Data not available

Military service

Saudi Arabia

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

European Union EU

Data not available