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Syria vs Brazil

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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km² (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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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

Military budget

1.8 billion $

25 billion $

Percent of GDP

5 %

1.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

169,000

334,500

Reserve personnel

0

1,340,000

Available for military

11,550,000

53,350,703

Land Forces

Tanks

731

292

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,729

2,452

Total artillery

1,263

565

Self-propelled artillery

180

109

Rocket artillery

452

44

Air Forces

Total aircraft

320

481

Fighter

52

47

Multirole

16

9

Attack

33

92

Helicopters

177

167

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

37

63

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

0

Frigates

0

6

Corvettes

0

2

Submarines

0

4

Nuclear weapons

Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.

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.