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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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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295.8 billion $
25 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
1.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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1,277,969
334,500

Reserve personnel

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1,687,132
1,340,000

Available for military

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92,594,951
53,350,703

Land Forces

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Tanks

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4,244
469
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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29,656
1,696
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Total artillery

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6,056
760
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,856
136
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Rocket artillery

+
674
78

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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5,350
473
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Fighter

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415
45
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Multirole

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883
3
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Attack

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142
77
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Helicopters

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2,336
182
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UCAV (combat drone)

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68
0

Navy

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Total naval

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1,306
216
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Aircraft carriers

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7
1
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Destroyers

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18
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Frigates

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69
6
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Corvettes

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23
2
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Submarines

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48
7

Nuclear weapons

European Union EU

Data not available

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

European Union EU

Data not available

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.