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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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The China-DPRK Treaty on Friendship is a treaty signed on 11 July 1961 between North Korea and China. The treaty obligates China militarily to defend North Korea and vice versa.North Korea enjoys a close relationship with China which is often called North Korea's closest ally. The relations were strained in the last few years because of China's concerns about North Korea's nuclear program. Both countries have nuclear weapons.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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25 billion $
410 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.1 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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334,500
3,355,000

Reserve personnel

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1,340,000
2,600,000

Available for military

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53,350,703
392,336,380

Land Forces

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Tanks

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469
11,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,696
19,880
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Total artillery

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760
19,890
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Self-propelled artillery

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136
7,390
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Rocket artillery

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78
7,000

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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473
6,190
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Fighter

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45
1,186
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Multirole

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3
1,533
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Attack

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77
446
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Helicopters

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182
1,428
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
160

Navy

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Total naval

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216
1,485
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Aircraft carriers

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1
6
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Destroyers

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0
50
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Frigates

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6
49
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Corvettes

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2
81
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Submarines

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7
170

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and North Korea

Data not available

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.

China and North Korea

Data not available