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Estonia vs Brazil

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Estonia is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia, with an area of 45,335 km2 (land boundries: 657 km and costline 3,794 km). The capital of Estonia is Tallinn. The number of inhabitants is 1,373,101.

The Republic of Estonia is a member of NATO since 2004. Estonia has hosted (since 2017) a UK-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. NATO has provided airspace protection for Estonia through its Baltic Air Policing mission. Estonia is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries. The Estonian military has a mix of equipment from European suppliers, as well as Israel, South Korea, Turkey, 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

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Military budget

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1.5 billion $
25 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.4 %
1.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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7,700
334,500

Reserve personnel

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230,000
1,340,000

Available for military

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500,000
53,350,703

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
292
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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447
2,452
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Total artillery

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48
565
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Self-propelled artillery

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42
109
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Rocket artillery

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6
44

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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4
481
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Fighter

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0
47
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Multirole

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0
9
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Attack

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0
92
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Helicopters

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0
167
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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8
63
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Aircraft carriers

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0
1
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
6
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Corvettes

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0
2
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Submarines

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0
4

Nuclear weapons

Estonia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Estonia

18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service for men; conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; non-commissioned officers, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months; women can volunteer

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.