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Military power of Azerbaijan & Brazil

Azerbaijan vs Brazil

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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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Brazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km² (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.

Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. The Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US. Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services

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Military expenditures

Military budget

3.8 billion $

25 billion $

Percent of GDP

5.5 %

1.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

126,400

334,500

Reserve personnel

330,000

1,340,000

Available for military

3,000,000

53,350,703

Land Forces

Tanks

940

469

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,363

1,696

Total artillery

909

760

Self-propelled artillery

267

136

Rocket artillery

323

78

Air Forces

Total aircraft

176

473

Fighter

5

45

Multirole

15

3

Attack

11

77

Helicopters

97

182

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

31

216

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

0

Frigates

1

6

Corvettes

0

2

Submarines

4

7

Nuclear weapons

Azerbaijan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

Brazil

18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.