Military power of Switzerland & Belarus
Country: | Switzerland (CH) | Belarus (BY) |
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Capital: | Bern | Minsk |
Population: | 8 306 200 | 9 408 400 |
Area: | 41 285 km2 | 207 595 km2 |
More: | Switzerland military forces description | Belarus military forces description |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 4,83 billion $ | 0,8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0,8% | 1,2% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 140 000 | 62 000 |
Reserve personnel: | 80 000 | 344 750 |
Available for military: | 1 852 580 | 2 500 000 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 224 | 532 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1 500 | 1 460 | |
Total artillery: | 224 | 998 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 224 | 434 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 336 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 193 | 200 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 40 | 39 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 26 | 4 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 68 | |
Helicopters: | 45 | 63 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 0 | 0 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Switzerland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Belarus
Does not have nuclear weapons.
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.
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.