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Military power of Egypt & Brazil

Egypt vs Brazil

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Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km² (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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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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Military expenditures

Military budget

6 billion $

25 billion $

Percent of GDP

0 %

1.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

438,500

334,500

Reserve personnel

479,000

1,340,000

Available for military

41,157,220

53,350,703

Land Forces

Tanks

3,789

469

Armoured fighting vehicles

8,699

1,696

Total artillery

4,328

760

Self-propelled artillery

889

136

Rocket artillery

1,250

78

Air Forces

Total aircraft

1,103

473

Fighter

44

45

Multirole

278

3

Attack

121

77

Helicopters

310

182

UCAV (combat drone)

32

0

Navy

Total naval

193

216

Aircraft carriers

2

1

Destroyers

0

Frigates

14

6

Corvettes

7

2

Submarines

8

7

Nuclear weapons

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.

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.