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Syria vs Egypt

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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 1.8 billion $ 6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 5% 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: 169,000 438,500
Reserve personnel: 0 479,000
Available for military: 11,550,000 41,157,220

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

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Tanks: 3,507 3,789
Armoured fighting vehicles: 4,639 8,699
Total artillery: 3,343 4,328
Self-propelled artillery: 502 889
Rocket artillery: 691 1,250

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: 470 1,103
Fighter aircraft: 108 44
Multirole aircraft: 29 278
Attack aircraft: 90 121
Helicopters: 171 310
UCAV (combat drone): 0 32

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: 43 193
Aircraftcarriers: 0 2
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 0 14
Corvettes: 0 7
Submarines: 0 8

Total naval

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

Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.