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Lithuania vs Brazil

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Lithuania is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia, Russia and Belarus, with an area of 65,300 km2 (land boundries: 1,545 km). The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. The number of inhabitants is 2,897,430.

Republic of Lithuania is a member of NATO since 2004. Contributes about 350-550 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014. Since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base. Lithuanian military's inventory is a mix of mostly European and US weapons and equipment.

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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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3.8 billion $
25 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.9 %
1.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,150
334,500

Reserve personnel

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104,000
1,340,000

Available for military

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890,074
53,350,703

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
292
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,045
2,452
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Total artillery

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75
565
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Self-propelled artillery

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21
109
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Rocket artillery

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0
44

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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10
481
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Fighter

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0
47
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Multirole

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0
9
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Attack

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0
92
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Helicopters

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5
167
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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13
63
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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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0
2
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Submarines

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0
4

Nuclear weapons

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Lithuania

19-26 years of age for conscripted military service for men; 9-month service obligation; 18-38 for voluntary service for men and women; 18-60 for the National Defense Volunteer Services

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.