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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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Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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25 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.1 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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334,500
23,250

Reserve personnel

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1,340,000
40,000

Available for military

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53,350,703
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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469
52
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,696
553
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Total artillery

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760
44
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Self-propelled artillery

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136
35
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Rocket artillery

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78
9

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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473
104
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Fighter

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45
0
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Multirole

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3
25
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Attack

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77
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Helicopters

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182
38
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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
41
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Aircraft carriers

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1
0
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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
6
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Submarines

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7
6

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

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.

Norway

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).