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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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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: 6.3 billion $ 6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0.7% 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: 140,000 66,550
Reserve personnel: 80,000 15,000
Available for military: 1,852,580 389,487

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

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Tanks: 224 138
Armoured fighting vehicles: 1,808 922
Total artillery: 176 62
Self-propelled artillery: 176 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: 178 205
Fighter aircraft: 27 0
Multirole aircraft: 25 46
Attack aircraft: 0 6
Helicopters: 57 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: 0 92
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 0
Corvettes: 0 3
Submarines: 0 0

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Switzerland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Qatar

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

Qatar

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