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Military power of Switzerland & NATO without USA

Switzerland vs NATO without USA

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Switzerland NATO without USA

Switzerland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 41,285 km² (land boundries: 1,770 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Switzerland is Bern. The number of inhabitants is 8,570,146.

Switzerland has long maintained a policy of military neutrality, but does periodically participate in EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Swiss law excludes participation in combat operations for peace enforcement, and Swiss units will only participate in operations under the mandate of the UN or OSCE. The Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military armaments.

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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

Military budget

6.3 billion $

422.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

0.7 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

140,000

1,940,439

Reserve personnel

80,000

1,928,532

Available for military

1,852,580

138,304,419

Land Forces

Tanks

224

6,823

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,808

46,271

Total artillery

176

9,733

Self-propelled artillery

176

2,974

Rocket artillery

0

1,054

Air Forces

Total aircraft

178

8,090

Fighter

27

527

Multirole

25

1,359

Attack

0

111

Helicopters

57

3,049

UCAV (combat drone)

0

514

Navy

Total naval

0

1,798

Aircraft carriers

0

10

Destroyers

0

23

Frigates

0

120

Corvettes

0

38

Submarines

0

80

Nuclear weapons

Switzerland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

NATO without USA

Data not available

Military service

Switzerland

19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.

NATO without USA

Data not available