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BRICS vs Venezuela

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BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

Venezuela 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

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

+
642.8 billion $
0.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
0.35 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

+
6,345,000
330,000

Reserve personnel

+
7,754,000
8,000

Available for military

+
992,083,395
8,000,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

+
30,277
312
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Armoured fighting vehicles

+
72,901
1,000
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Total artillery

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40,650
200
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Self-propelled artillery

+
12,316
60
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Rocket artillery

+
11,343
36

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

+
15,826
263
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Fighter

+
1,484
6
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Multirole

+
2,830
42
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Attack

+
1,330
0
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Helicopters

+
5,511
81
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UCAV (combat drone)

+
393
0

Navy

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Total naval

+
2,809
46
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Aircraft carriers

+
12
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Destroyers

+
77
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Frigates

+
105
2
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Corvettes

+
215
3
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Submarines

+
194
2

Nuclear weapons

BRICS

Data not available

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

BRICS

Data not available

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.