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Brazil Nordic Defence Cooperation

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 Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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25 billion $
26 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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334,500
70,850

Reserve personnel

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1,340,000
941,300

Available for military

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53,350,703
4,299,331

Land Forces

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Tanks

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469
412
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,696
4,644
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Total artillery

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760
1,133
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Self-propelled artillery

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136
180
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Rocket artillery

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78
71

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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473
469
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Fighter

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45
0
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Multirole

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3
174
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Attack

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77
0
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Helicopters

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182
118
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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216
397
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Aircraft carriers

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1
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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6
4
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Corvettes

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2
15
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Submarines

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7
11

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Nordic Defence Cooperation

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.

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available