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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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

105.4 billion $

25 billion $

Percent of GDP

0 %

1.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

696,550

334,500

Reserve personnel

520,000

1,340,000

Available for military

11,870,201

53,350,703

Land Forces

Tanks

1,767

469

Armoured fighting vehicles

16,249

1,696

Total artillery

3,040

760

Self-propelled artillery

739

136

Rocket artillery

407

78

Air Forces

Total aircraft

2,122

473

Fighter

141

45

Multirole

255

3

Attack

157

77

Helicopters

793

182

UCAV (combat drone)

6

0

Navy

Total naval

205

216

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

0

Frigates

11

6

Corvettes

21

2

Submarines

0

7

Nuclear weapons

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

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.