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Switzerland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 41,285 km2 (land boundries: 1,770 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Switzerland is Bern. The number of inhabitants is 8,570,146.

Switzerland has long maintained a policy of military neutrality, but does periodically participate in EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Swiss law excludes participation in combat operations for peace enforcement, and Swiss units will only participate in operations under the mandate of the UN or OSCE. The Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military armaments.

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BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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6.3 billion $
642.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.7 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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140,000
6,345,000

Reserve personnel

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80,000
7,754,000

Available for military

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1,852,580
992,083,395

Land Forces

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Tanks

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205
29,277
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,908
70,511
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Total artillery

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133
38,307
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Self-propelled artillery

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133
12,150
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Rocket artillery

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0
10,566

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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160
15,711
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Fighter

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24
1,485
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Multirole

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25
2,814
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Attack

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0
1,258
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Helicopters

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44
5,290
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
638

Navy

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Total naval

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0
2,674
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Aircraft carriers

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0
12
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Destroyers

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0
77
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Frigates

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0
107
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Corvettes

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0
219
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Submarines

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0
197

Nuclear weapons

Switzerland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

BRICS

Data not available

Military service

Switzerland

19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.

BRICS

Data not available