Military power of Germany & Belarus
Country: | Germany (DE) | Belarus (BY) |
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Capital: | Berlin | Minsk |
Population: | 82 175 700 | 9 408 400 |
Area: | 357 168 km2 | 207 595 km2 |
More: | Germany military forces description | Belarus military forces description |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 44,3 billion $ | 0,8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1,2% | 1,2% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 178 334 | 62 000 |
Reserve personnel: | 40 000 | 344 750 |
Available for military: | 18 529 299 | 2 500 000 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 328 | 532 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3 592 | 1 460 | |
Total artillery: | 440 | 998 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 148 | 434 | |
Rocket artillery: | 50 | 336 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 785 | 200 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 134 | 39 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 115 | 4 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 68 | |
Helicopters: | 358 | 63 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 64 | 0 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 10 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 5 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Germany
Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Belarus
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Germany
17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.
Belarus
18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.