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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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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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25 billion $
494.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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334,500
3,035,000

Reserve personnel

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1,340,000
4,000,000

Available for military

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53,350,703
420,586,837

Land Forces

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Tanks

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469
18,367
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,696
40,052
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Total artillery

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760
25,156
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Self-propelled artillery

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136
9,833
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Rocket artillery

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78
7,331

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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473
9,643
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Fighter

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45
1,177
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Multirole

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3
1,880
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Attack

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77
943
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Helicopters

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182
2,888
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
260

Navy

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Total naval

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216
1,415
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Aircraft carriers

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1
7
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Destroyers

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0
64
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Frigates

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6
58
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Corvettes

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2
152
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Submarines

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7
138

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and Russia

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 Russia

Data not available