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Austria vs Belarus

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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.

Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.

The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries.

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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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3.2 billion $
0.9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.74 %
1.2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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23,000
63,000

Reserve personnel

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125,600
344,750

Available for military

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1,941,110
2,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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56
500
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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215
1,831
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Total artillery

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30
771
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Self-propelled artillery

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30
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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129
193
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Fighter

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15
33
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Multirole

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0
4
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Attack

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0
70
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Helicopters

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87
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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0
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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
0
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Corvettes

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0
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Submarines

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0
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Nuclear weapons

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Belarus

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Austria

Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.

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.