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Belarus vs European Union EU

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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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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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0.9 billion $
300.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.2 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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63,000
1,298,969

Reserve personnel

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344,750
1,750,132

Available for military

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2,500,000
95,200,088

Land Forces

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Tanks

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500
4,288
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,831
30,277
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Total artillery

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771
6,083
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Self-propelled artillery

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375
1,875
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Rocket artillery

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246
682

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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193
5,483
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Fighter

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33
415
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Multirole

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4
931
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Attack

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70
142
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Helicopters

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65
2,370
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
68

Navy

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Total naval

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0
1,385
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
18
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Frigates

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0
78
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Corvettes

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0
23
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Submarines

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0
48

Nuclear weapons

Belarus

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

Data not available

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.

European Union EU

Data not available