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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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Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km2 (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.

Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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6.3 billion $
8.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.7 %
2.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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140,000
68,500

Reserve personnel

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80,000
53,000

Available for military

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1,852,580
5,601,234

Land Forces

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Tanks

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224
440
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,808
1,352
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Total artillery

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176
1,355
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Self-propelled artillery

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176
53
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Rocket artillery

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0
207

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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178
165
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Fighter

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27
23
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Multirole

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25
14
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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57
69
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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0
55
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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
3
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Corvettes

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0
7
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Submarines

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0
1

Nuclear weapons

Switzerland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Romania

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.

Romania

18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.