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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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Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km² (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.

The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

25 billion $

6 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.1 %

3.6 %

Manpower

Active personnel

334,500

66,550

Reserve personnel

1,340,000

15,000

Available for military

53,350,703

389,487

Land Forces

Tanks

292

109

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,452

863

Total artillery

565

74

Self-propelled artillery

109

46

Rocket artillery

44

16

Air Forces

Total aircraft

481

248

Fighter

47

0

Multirole

9

97

Attack

92

6

Helicopters

167

80

UCAV (combat drone)

0

6

Navy

Total naval

63

128

Aircraft carriers

1

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

6

0

Corvettes

2

4

Submarines

4

0

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Qatar

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.

Qatar

Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.