Military power of Austria & Belarus
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. More about Austria militaryBelarus 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
 AT |  BY | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 3.2 billion $ | 0.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.74% | 1.2% |
Manpower
| AT | BY | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 23,000 | 62,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 125,600 | 344,750 |
| Available for military: | 1,941,110 | 2,500,000 |
Land Forces
| AT | BY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 56 | 652 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 215 | 1,871 | |
| Total artillery: | 30 | 1,041 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 30 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 371 |
Air Forces
| AT | BY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 129 | 199 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 15 | 34 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 4 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 67 | |
| Helicopters: | 87 | 68 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| AT | BY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ 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.