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Sweden vs NATO without USA

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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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An artificial alliance showing what NATO would look like without the United States of America which accounting for three quarters of North Atlantic Alliance defence spending. The supported countries included in this alliance: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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12 billion $
422.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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23,600
1,940,439

Reserve personnel

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31,300
1,928,532

Available for military

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2,065,782
138,304,419

Land Forces

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Tanks

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121
6,823
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,071
46,271
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Total artillery

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268
9,733
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Self-propelled artillery

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48
2,974
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Rocket artillery

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0
1,054

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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207
8,090
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Fighter

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0
527
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Multirole

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94
1,359
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Attack

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0
111
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Helicopters

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53
3,049
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
514

Navy

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Total naval

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186
1,798
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Aircraft carriers

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0
10
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Destroyers

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0
23
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Frigates

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0
120
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Corvettes

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7
38
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Submarines

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5
80

Nuclear weapons

Sweden

Does not have nuclear weapons.

NATO without USA

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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.

NATO without USA

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