Military power of Austria & Venezuela
Austria vs Venezuela
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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.
Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.
The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries. More about Austria militaryVenezuela is a country located in Northern South America with an area of 916,445 km2 (land boundries: 5,267 km and costline 2,800 km). The capital of Venezuela is Caracas. The number of inhabitants is 28,887,118.
The FANB inventory is mainly of Chinese and Russian origin with a smaller mix of equipment from Western countries. Russia is the top supplier of military hardware to Venezuela
More about Venezuela militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 AT |  VE | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 3.2 billion $ | 0.7 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.74% | 0.35% |
Manpower
| AT | VE | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 23,000 | 330,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 125,600 | 8,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,941,110 | 8,000,000 |
Land Forces
| AT | VE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 56 | 312 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 215 | 1,000 | |
| Total artillery: | 30 | 200 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 30 | 60 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 36 |
Air Forces
| AT | VE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 129 | 263 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 15 | 6 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 42 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 87 | 81 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| AT | VE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 46 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 2 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 3 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 2 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Venezuela
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Austria
Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.
Venezuela
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.