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Finland vs Brazil

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Finland is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 338,424 km2 (land boundries: 2,563 km and costline 1,250 km). The capital of Finland is Helsinki. The number of inhabitants is 5,536,146.

Finland was not a member of NATO, but Finland and NATO actively cooperated in peace-support operations, exercised together, and exchanged analysis and information. Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). On 5 July 2022, NATO signed the accession protocol for Finland to join the alliance. The inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems.

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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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6.7 billion $
25 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
1.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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24,000
334,500

Reserve personnel

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870,000
1,340,000

Available for military

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1,155,368
53,350,703

Land Forces

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Tanks

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239
469
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,020
1,696
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Total artillery

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821
760
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Self-propelled artillery

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97
136
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Rocket artillery

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62
78

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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158
473
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Fighter

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0
45
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Multirole

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55
3
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Attack

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0
77
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Helicopters

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27
182
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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170
216
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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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2
2
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Submarines

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0
7

Nuclear weapons

Finland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Finland

18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60

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.