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Singapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.

Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.

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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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13.2 billion $
25 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.7 %
1.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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71,000
334,500

Reserve personnel

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352,500
1,340,000

Available for military

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1,255,902
53,350,703

Land Forces

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Tanks

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170
469
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,507
1,696
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Total artillery

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161
760
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Self-propelled artillery

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48
136
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Rocket artillery

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24
78

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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252
473
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Fighter

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0
45
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Multirole

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100
3
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Attack

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0
77
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Helicopters

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87
182
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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43
216
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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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6
6
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Corvettes

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6
2
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Submarines

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5
7

Nuclear weapons

Singapore

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Singapore

18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).

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.