Military power of Belarus & Norway
Country: | Belarus (BY) | Norway (NO) |
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Capital: | Minsk | Oslo |
Population: | 9 408 400 | 5 213 985 |
Area: | 207 595 km2 | 323 802 km2 |
More: | Belarus military forces description | Norway military forces description |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 0,8 billion $ | 7,2 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1,2% | 1,4% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 62 000 | 25 000 |
Reserve personnel: | 344 750 | 46 000 |
Available for military: | 2 500 000 | 1 078 181 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 532 | 52 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1 460 | 514 | |
Total artillery: | 998 | 38 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 434 | 26 | |
Rocket artillery: | 336 | 12 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 200 | 125 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 39 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 4 | 53 | |
Attack aircraft: | 68 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 63 | 34 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 0 | 45 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 5 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Belarus
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Norway
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.
Norway
18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).