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Azerbaijan vs BRICS

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Azerbaijan BRICS

Azerbaijan is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 86,600 km2 (land boundries: 2,468 km and costline 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)). The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. The number of inhabitants is 10,127,874.

The inventory of the Azerbaijan military is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of equipment from other countries, like Israel and Turkey.

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BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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3.8 billion $
642.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5.5 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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126,400
6,345,000

Reserve personnel

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330,000
7,754,000

Available for military

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3,000,000
992,083,395

Land Forces

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Tanks

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940
30,277
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,363
72,901
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Total artillery

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909
40,650
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Self-propelled artillery

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267
12,316
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Rocket artillery

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323
11,343

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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176
15,826
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Fighter

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5
1,484
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Multirole

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15
2,830
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Attack

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11
1,330
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Helicopters

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97
5,511
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
393

Navy

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Total naval

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31
2,809
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Aircraft carriers

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0
12
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Destroyers

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0
77
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Frigates

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1
105
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Corvettes

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0
215
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Submarines

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4
194

Nuclear weapons

Azerbaijan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

BRICS

Data not available

Military service

Azerbaijan

18-35 years of age for cumpulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools.

BRICS

Data not available