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Australia is a country located in Oceania with an area of 7,692,024 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 25,760 km). The capital of Australia is Canberra. The number of inhabitants is 25,807,800.

Australia has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty. In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced an enhanced trilateral security partnership called “AUKUS” which would build on existing bilateral ties. The Australian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. USA is the largest supplier of arms. The Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms.

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Belarus is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 207,595 km2 (land boundries: 3,599 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Belarus is Minsk. The number of inhabitants is 9,349,645.

Belarus has close security ties with Russia. In 2022, Belarus allowed Russian military forces to stage on its territory during its invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the principal supplier of arms to Belarus, and Belarusian troops reportedly train on Russian equipment. The inventory of the Belarus Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Russian andSoviet-origin equipment, and since 2010 Russia is the leading provider of arms. Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs).

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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34.4 billion $
0.9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2 %
1.2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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60,330
63,000

Reserve personnel

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29,740
344,750

Available for military

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5,316,464
2,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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73
500
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,582
1,831
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Total artillery

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229
771
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
375
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Rocket artillery

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0
246

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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361
193
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Fighter

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0
33
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Multirole

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96
4
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Attack

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0
70
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Helicopters

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95
65
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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45
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Aircraft carriers

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2
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Destroyers

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3
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Frigates

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7
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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6
0

Nuclear weapons

Australia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Belarus

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Australia

17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces.

Belarus

18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.