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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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Taiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.

The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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25 billion $
19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.1 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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334,500
180,000

Reserve personnel

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1,340,000
1,657,000

Available for military

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53,350,703
5,883,828

Land Forces

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Tanks

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469
888
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,696
2,031
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Total artillery

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760
2,082
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Self-propelled artillery

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136
448
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Rocket artillery

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78
234

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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473
791
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Fighter

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45
103
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Multirole

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3
183
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Attack

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77
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Helicopters

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182
243
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
3

Navy

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Total naval

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216
111
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Aircraft carriers

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1
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Destroyers

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0
4
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Frigates

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6
22
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Corvettes

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2
13
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Submarines

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7
5

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Taiwan

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.

Taiwan

Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.