Military power of Norway & Belarus
Country: | Norway (NO) | Belarus (BY) |
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Capital: | Oslo | Minsk |
Population: | 5 213 985 | 9 408 400 |
Area: | 323 802 km2 | 207 595 km2 |
More: | Norway military forces description | Belarus military forces description |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 7,2 billion $ | 0,8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1,4% | 1,2% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 25 000 | 62 000 |
Reserve personnel: | 46 000 | 344 750 |
Available for military: | 1 078 181 | 2 500 000 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 52 | 532 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 514 | 1 460 | |
Total artillery: | 38 | 998 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 26 | 434 | |
Rocket artillery: | 12 | 336 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 125 | 200 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 39 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 53 | 4 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 68 | |
Helicopters: | 34 | 63 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 45 | 0 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 5 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Norway
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Belarus
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Norway
18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).
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.