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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 Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

25 billion $

105.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.1 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

334,500

696,550

Reserve personnel

1,340,000

520,000

Available for military

53,350,703

11,870,201

Land Forces

Tanks

469

1,767

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,696

16,249

Total artillery

760

3,040

Self-propelled artillery

136

739

Rocket artillery

78

407

Air Forces

Total aircraft

473

2,122

Fighter

45

141

Multirole

3

255

Attack

77

157

Helicopters

182

793

UCAV (combat drone)

0

6

Navy

Total naval

216

205

Aircraft carriers

1

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

6

11

Corvettes

2

21

Submarines

7

0

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Peninsula Shield Force

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.

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available