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Jordan is a country located in Middle East with an area of 89,341 km² (land boundries: 1,744 km and costline 26 km). The capital of Jordan is Amman. The number of inhabitants is 10,658,123.

Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. The JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, Russia, and the USA.

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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

2.6 billion $

25 billion $

Percent of GDP

6.5 %

1.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

100,500

334,500

Reserve personnel

65,000

1,340,000

Available for military

3,285,575

53,350,703

Land Forces

Tanks

1,588

469

Armoured fighting vehicles

3,653

1,696

Total artillery

633

760

Self-propelled artillery

461

136

Rocket artillery

88

78

Air Forces

Total aircraft

255

473

Fighter

0

45

Multirole

44

3

Attack

4

77

Helicopters

140

182

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

27

216

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

0

Frigates

0

6

Corvettes

0

2

Submarines

0

7

Nuclear weapons

Jordan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Jordan

17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF.

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.