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Switzerland Peninsula Shield Force

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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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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6.3 billion $
105.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.7 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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140,000
696,550

Reserve personnel

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80,000
520,000

Available for military

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1,852,580
11,870,201

Land Forces

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Tanks

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205
1,378
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,908
16,564
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Total artillery

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133
1,558
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Self-propelled artillery

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133
543
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Rocket artillery

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0
437

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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160
2,017
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Fighter

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24
62
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Multirole

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25
304
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Attack

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0
157
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Helicopters

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44
714
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
312

Navy

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Total naval

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0
247
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
11
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Corvettes

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0
24
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Switzerland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Peninsula Shield Force

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.

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available