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Sweden is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 450,295 km2 (land boundries: 2,211 km and costline 3,218 km). The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. The number of inhabitants is 10,385,347.

The Swedish military cooperates closely with the military forces of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), which consists olso of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Sweden is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and contributes to CSDP missions and operations. In 2022 Sweden applied for NATO membership and was formally invited to join the alliance at the NATO Summit in Madrid. The inventory of the SAF is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military hardware.

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The Axis of Resistance is informal military alliance between Iran, Palestine, Syria and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. They are unified by their goal of opposing NATO, Israeli and Saudi Arabian activities in the region.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 7.6 billion $ 26.8 billion $
Percent of GDP: 1.3% 0%

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: 23,600 779,000
Reserve personnel: 31,300 350,000
Available for military: 2,065,782 35,169,215

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: 121 6,349
Armoured fighting vehicles: 2,071 8,194
Total artillery: 268 8,216
Self-propelled artillery: 48 1,532
Rocket artillery: 0 2,446

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: 207 1,443
Fighter aircraft: 0 220
Multirole aircraft: 94 104
Attack aircraft: 0 113
Helicopters: 53 690
UCAV (combat drone): 0 83

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: 186 315
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 6
Corvettes: 7 3
Submarines: 5 19

Total naval

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

Sweden

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Axis of Resistance

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Military service

Sweden

18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Swedish citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); the Swedish Parliament has abolished compulsory military service, with exclusively voluntary recruitment as of July 2010; conscription remains an option in emergencies; after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47.

Axis of Resistance

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