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Iran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km² (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.

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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

10 billion $

25 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.1 %

1.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

587,000

334,500

Reserve personnel

200,000

1,340,000

Available for military

23,619,215

53,350,703

Land Forces

Tanks

2,198

292

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,875

2,452

Total artillery

4,582

565

Self-propelled artillery

742

109

Rocket artillery

1,752

44

Air Forces

Total aircraft

1,052

481

Fighter

127

47

Multirole

76

9

Attack

21

92

Helicopters

339

167

UCAV (combat drone)

328

0

Navy

Total naval

279

63

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

0

Frigates

7

6

Corvettes

3

2

Submarines

25

4

Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Iran

18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from 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.