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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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Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km2 (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.

The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 12 billion $ 6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 2% 3.6%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 23,600 66,550
Reserve personnel: 31,300 15,000
Available for military: 2,065,782 389,487

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

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Tanks: 121 138
Armoured fighting vehicles: 2,071 922
Total artillery: 268 62
Self-propelled artillery: 48 46
Rocket artillery: 0 16

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: 207 205
Fighter aircraft: 0 0
Multirole aircraft: 94 46
Attack aircraft: 0 6
Helicopters: 53 87
UCAV (combat drone): 0 6

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 186 92
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 0
Corvettes: 7 3
Submarines: 5 0

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.

Qatar

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

Qatar

Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.