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Military power of Brazil & Finland
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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
More about Brazil militaryFinland is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 338,424 km2 (land boundries: 2,563 km and costline 1,250 km). The capital of Finland is Helsinki. The number of inhabitants is 5,536,146.
Finland was not a member of NATO, but Finland and NATO actively cooperated in peace-support operations, exercised together, and exchanged analysis and information. Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). On 5 July 2022, NATO signed the accession protocol for Finland to join the alliance. The inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems.
More about Finland militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 BR |  FI | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 25 billion $ | 6.7 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| BR | FI | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 334,500 | 24,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,340,000 | 870,000 |
| Available for military: | 53,350,703 | 1,155,368 |
Land Forces
| BR | FI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 469 | 239 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,696 | 2,020 | |
| Total artillery: | 760 | 821 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 136 | 97 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 78 | 62 |
Air Forces
| BR | FI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 473 | 158 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 45 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 3 | 55 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 77 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 182 | 27 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| BR | FI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 216 | 170 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 1 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 6 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 7 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Finland
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.
Finland
18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60
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