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Venezuelan Armed forces

Venezuela
Population
29,789,730
Military budget
0.7 billion $
Active personnel
330,000
Nuclear weapons
☢
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Caracas
Area: 916,445 km2
Population: 29,789,730
Etnic groups:
Religions: Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%

Military branches

The National Bolivarian Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana) Bolivarian Army, Bolivarian Navy, Bolivarian Military Aviation , Bolivarian National Guard, Bolivarian Militia.

Military service

All citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service, though mandatory recruitment is forbidden; the minimum service obligation is 12 months.

Military expenditures

Military budget
0.7 billion $
Percent of GDP
0.35

Manpower

Active personnel
330,000
Reserve
8,000
Available
8,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks
312
AFV
1,000
Artillery
200
Self-propelled guns
60
Rocket artillery
36
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber
T-72B1V 192
- AMX-30 84
- AMX-13 36

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
- Type 08 -
- Dragoon 300 101
BMP-3 130
BTR-80A 114
- FV101 Scorpion 78
- Panhard AML S 530 10
V-100/V-150 Commando 80
- TPz Fuchs 14

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
2S19 Msta-S 48
- AMX 155mm 12

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
BM-21 Grad 24
BM-30 Smerch 12

Air Forces

Total aircraft
263
Fighters
6
Multirole
42
Attack
0
Helicopters
81
UCAV (combat drone)
0
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
F-5A 6

Multirole aircraft

TypeNameNumber
Su-30MK2 22
F-16A/B 20

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
Mil Mi-35 10
Mil Mi-17 33
- Mil Mi-26 3
- Bell 212 9
- Bell 206 5
- Bell 412 10
- Agusta Sea King 3
Eurocopter AS532 10

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
- -

Navy

Total naval
46
Aircraftcarriers
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
2
Corvettes
3
Submarines
2
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
- Mariscal Sucre class 2

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- Guaiquerí class 3

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
Type 209 2

☢ Nuclear weapons

Does not have nuclear weapons.