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Military power of Armenia & Syria
Armenia vs Syria
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Armenia is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 29,743 km2 (land boundries: 1,570 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Armenia is Yerevan. The number of inhabitants is 2,967,900.
Armenia has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994. Russia has deployed about 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a cease-fire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The inventory of the Armenian Armed Forces includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment.
More about Armenia militarySyria 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.
More about Syria militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 AM |  SY | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 1.5 billion $ | 1.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 5.3% | 5% |
Manpower
| AM | SY | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 70,600 | 169,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 210,000 | 0 |
| Available for military: | 809,576 | 11,550,000 |
Land Forces
| AM | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 269 | 3,507 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 610 | 4,639 | |
| Total artillery: | 236 | 3,343 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 38 | 502 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 103 | 691 |
Air Forces
| AM | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 65 | 470 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 108 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 4 | 29 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 15 | 90 | |
| Helicopters: | 45 | 171 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| AM | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 43 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Armenia
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Syria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Armenia
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
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.
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