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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 Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 7.6 billion $ 18.2 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 70,650
Reserve personnel: 31,300 971,300
Available for military: 2,065,782 4,299,331

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 121 412
Armoured fighting vehicles: 2,071 4,644
Total artillery: 268 1,133
Self-propelled artillery: 48 180
Rocket artillery: 0 71

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: 207 469
Fighter aircraft: 0 0
Multirole aircraft: 94 174
Attack aircraft: 0 0
Helicopters: 53 118
UCAV (combat drone): 0 0

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: 186 397
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 4
Corvettes: 7 15
Submarines: 5 11

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.

Nordic Defence Cooperation

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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.

Nordic Defence Cooperation

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