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United Arab Emirates vs Canada

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United Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km2 (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.

the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.

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Canada is a country located in Northern North America with an area of 9,984,670 km2 (land boundries: 8,891 km and costline 202,080 km). The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The number of inhabitants is 38,048,738.

Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the USA. The leading supplier is the United States. Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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24.4 billion $
27 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5.6 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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150,000
68,000

Reserve personnel

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180,000
27,000

Available for military

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3,240,000
8,031,266

Land Forces

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Tanks

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354
74
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,980
1,678
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Total artillery

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398
159
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Self-propelled artillery

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183
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Rocket artillery

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139
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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510
446
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Fighter

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0
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Multirole

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137
121
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Attack

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0
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Helicopters

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215
150
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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79
70
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
12
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Corvettes

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9
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Submarines

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0
4

Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Canada

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

United Arab Emirates

18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.

Canada

17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years