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Military power of Brazil & Austria

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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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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km² (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.

Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.

The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

25 billion $

3.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.1 %

0.74 %

Manpower

Active personnel

334,500

23,000

Reserve personnel

1,340,000

125,600

Available for military

53,350,703

1,941,110

Land Forces

Tanks

469

56

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,696

215

Total artillery

760

30

Self-propelled artillery

136

30

Rocket artillery

78

0

Air Forces

Total aircraft

473

129

Fighter

45

15

Multirole

3

0

Attack

77

0

Helicopters

182

87

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

216

0

Aircraft carriers

1

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

6

0

Corvettes

2

0

Submarines

7

0

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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.

Austria

Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.