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United Arab Emirates vs Denmark

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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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Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 43,094 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. The number of inhabitants is 5,982,117.

Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. Military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment. The Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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24.4 billion $
5 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
21,000

Reserve personnel

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180,000
63,000

Available for military

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3,240,000
2,605,137

Land Forces

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Tanks

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354
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,980
621
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Total artillery

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398
27
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Self-propelled artillery

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183
19
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Rocket artillery

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139
8

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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510
133
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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137
48
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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215
34
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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
79
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
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Frigates

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0
9
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Corvettes

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9
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Denmark

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.

Denmark

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish military offers reserve contracts in all three branches