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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 Union State of Russia and Belarus is a supranational organisation consisting of Russia and Belarus. The present goal of the Union State mainly focuses on economic, defense integration and intelligence apparatuses. Russia and Belarus in 2009 implemented the first stage of joint military officer training programs designed to integrate the military structures of the countries. This military collective is called the Regional Forces Group of Belarus and Russia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 12 billion $ 87.3 billion $
Percent of GDP: 2% 0%

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 1,063,000
Reserve personnel: 31,300 2,344,750
Available for military: 2,065,782 37,265,736

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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 12,919
Armoured fighting vehicles: 2,071 26,043
Total artillery: 268 19,307
Self-propelled artillery: 48 6,883
Rocket artillery: 0 4,702

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 4,617
Fighter aircraft: 0 374
Multirole aircraft: 94 386
Attack aircraft: 0 756
Helicopters: 53 1,733
UCAV (combat drone): 0 100

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: 186 653
Aircraftcarriers: 0 1
Destroyers: 0 14
Frigates: 0 11
Corvettes: 7 80
Submarines: 5 66

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.

Union State of Russia and Belarus

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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.

Union State of Russia and Belarus

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