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Canada is a country located in Northern North America with an area of 9,984,670 km2 (land boundries: 8,891 km and costline 202,080 km). The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The number of inhabitants is 38,048,738.

Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the USA. The leading supplier is the United States. Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels.

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Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km2 (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.

The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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27 billion $
8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
1.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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68,000
482,000

Reserve personnel

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27,000
3,000,000

Available for military

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8,031,266
30,000,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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82
1,829
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,693
1,820
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Total artillery

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163
2,000
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
180
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Rocket artillery

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0
450

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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417
271
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Fighter

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0
11
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Multirole

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98
35
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Attack

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0
34
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Helicopters

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165
99
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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67
96
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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12
9
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Corvettes

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0
14
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Submarines

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4
6

Nuclear weapons

Canada

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Vietnam

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Canada

17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years

Vietnam

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.