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Military power of Greece & Brazil

Greece vs Brazil

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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km² (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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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

9 billion $

25 billion $

Percent of GDP

3.7 %

1.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

107,600

334,500

Reserve personnel

221,600

1,340,000

Available for military

2,535,174

53,350,703

Land Forces

Tanks

1,365

469

Armoured fighting vehicles

4,126

1,696

Total artillery

1,469

760

Self-propelled artillery

588

136

Rocket artillery

152

78

Air Forces

Total aircraft

855

473

Fighter

35

45

Multirole

202

3

Attack

0

77

Helicopters

427

182

UCAV (combat drone)

3

0

Navy

Total naval

236

216

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

0

Frigates

13

6

Corvettes

0

2

Submarines

11

7

Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.

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.