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Syria vs Finland

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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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Finland is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 338,424 km2 (land boundries: 2,563 km and costline 1,250 km). The capital of Finland is Helsinki. The number of inhabitants is 5,536,146.

Finland was not a member of NATO, but Finland and NATO actively cooperated in peace-support operations, exercised together, and exchanged analysis and information. Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). On 5 July 2022, NATO signed the accession protocol for Finland to join the alliance. The inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.8 billion $
6.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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169,000
24,000

Reserve personnel

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0
870,000

Available for military

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11,550,000
1,155,368

Land Forces

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Tanks

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3,507
239
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,639
2,020
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Total artillery

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3,343
821
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Self-propelled artillery

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502
97
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Rocket artillery

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691
62

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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470
158
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Fighter

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108
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Multirole

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29
55
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Attack

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90
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Helicopters

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171
27
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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43
170
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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
0
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Corvettes

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0
2
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Finland

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.

Finland

18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60