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Military power of Philippines & Belarus
Philippines vs Belarus
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Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.
The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.
More about Philippines militaryBelarus is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 207,595 km2 (land boundries: 3,599 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Belarus is Minsk. The number of inhabitants is 9,349,645.
Belarus has close security ties with Russia. In 2022, Belarus allowed Russian military forces to stage on its territory during its invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the principal supplier of arms to Belarus, and Belarusian troops reportedly train on Russian equipment. The inventory of the Belarus Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Russian andSoviet-origin equipment, and since 2010 Russia is the leading provider of arms. Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs).
More about Belarus militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 PH |  BY | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 5 billion $ | 0.9 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1% | 1.2% |
Manpower
| PH | BY | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 143,100 | 63,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 70,000 | 344,750 |
| Available for military: | 25,614,135 | 2,500,000 |
Land Forces
| PH | BY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 18 | 652 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 567 | 1,871 | |
| Total artillery: | 325 | 1,041 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 0 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 371 |
Air Forces
| PH | BY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 229 | 199 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 12 | 34 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 4 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 13 | 67 | |
| Helicopters: | 111 | 68 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| PH | BY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 196 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 2 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 3 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Philippines
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Belarus
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Philippines
17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).
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.
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