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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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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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0.9 billion $
34.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.2 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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63,000
60,330

Reserve personnel

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344,750
29,740

Available for military

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2,500,000
5,316,464

Land Forces

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Tanks

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500
73
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,831
1,582
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Total artillery

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771
229
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Self-propelled artillery

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375
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Rocket artillery

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246
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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193
361
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Fighter

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33
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Multirole

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4
96
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Attack

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70
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Helicopters

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65
95
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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
45
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Aircraft carriers

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0
2
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Destroyers

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0
3
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Frigates

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0
7
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Corvettes

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0
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Submarines

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0
6

Nuclear weapons

Belarus

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Australia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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.

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.